Good morning Mashers… Excessive living comes naturally here in wine country, my kidneys and liver will attest to that. I enjoyed a bottle of MollyDooker Velvet Glove a couple of nights ago with some friends and I must confess, it was piss by morning.
To throw down an expensive bottle should be a ritual that you savor and embellish to your snobbish friends about, but somehow in my mind its about adding Veuve Telegraph to a stew or drinking a Dooker while getting your ass served to you while playing Taboo.
Excess can come in many forms but for 2012 one of my personal goals is to be excessively kind and giving. This is easier to write about then to actually implement in your everyday living. I want to be able to drink any bottle of my choosing regardless of price or style, think Chuck Shaw versus a Grand Cru Latour, both wines serve the purpose of enjoying what is set before you and sharing them with folks who are like minded. Life should be lived, and more then that… to the fullest degree possible. When you go out today have an excess of life to share with others, share a bottle of wine with the next table, raise a pint in your friends honor, or do somersaults in the park with your love.
Thanks Sarah and Sparky for the Velvet Glove it was a great bottle but I am pretty sure it was part of the reason we lost. Cheers
GPM Loshel
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Excess
Savor This Part 2
Buenos Noches Mashers,
Savor the Central Coast was a hectic weekend for the crew at 15DegreesC, there was a busier than normal Friday that I am about to tell you about, so grab a glass of Paso Robles high alcohol, kick you in the mouth, big boy wine and listen to this.
The day started at eleven am and Anna and myself were the only two at the shop as everyone else was working the Savor event, Ali was there to give us a heads up that Farm Credit was coming in later in the day to celebrate the closing of a deal. We love the crew at Farm Credit, they love to drink great wine and I can usually get a glass of some kick ass wine that would be half my rent, for free! Ali left for the event and Anna and I started preparing for the day, we didn’t know what to expect for the day, was it going to be busy or not, who was coming in?… Just questions that were running through our heads as the first customers started thru the door.
Joanne Russell from Rabbit Ridge was one of the first customers for the lunch rush and she promptly ordered the Champagne and oysters which is always a favorite for the locals on Fridays.
Next in was Daisy to pick up some keys that I had gotten from her and I offered her a beer as I fished around for the keys.
Things were running pretty smooth, Daisy and Joanne struck up a conversation, it looked like there might be an employment opportunity for Daisy, as the two girls were becoming acquainted the Farm Credit crew rolled in with Billy of Four Vines fame.
This group was a sight to see, Billy was leading the way being himself,” if your from Paso you know how Billy is”, followed by the sweet big spending loan officers from Farm Credit. Anna already had three bottles of Krug chilling as there was about to be a very festive celebration getting under way. Four Vines winery had just been sold for a very nice chunk of change to Purple wine Company. You can click on the link to read about it, for me the best part was they wanted to come to the shop to celebrate, remember that for free comment earlier? I wasn’t shitting you on that, these are very nice folks and on occasion when they have put away a grip of wine there is left overs! I’m going to leave off right here, Part three will be up by Tuesday, this is a really great story, the cast of characters gets better and the gossip that could be generated by this could be hella funny!!
Loshie
This Is How We Do It.
Buenos Días Mashers, It’s hell am and I am up pounding away on this laptop, I’m not even on any type of stimulant and it will clearly show in a matter of minutes.
If you live anywhere west of interstate 5 in the great state of California you know it’s going to be hot for the next few days. I love this for two reasons, First off, I love the heat! Bust out some coco butter for some old school bronzing, itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikinis, bbq, and good times. Second, we need the heat to ripen the beloved fruit that becomes wine. The weather has not cooperated in portions of the state this year,”good luck Napa”, and this heat will definitely help out many who depend on the weather for their livelihood.
I had an opportunity to head out to Sea Pines golf course yesterday for their Indian Summer Concert Series with my new little bestie Duncan the Shih-Tzu. We went out to meet some of my fellow coworkers from a well know national chain of neighborhood stores, there was Spencypoo the mad drummer, HotTammy of the Delmore clan, LittleJess the heartbreaker, and BuddaTrish the dish. I love most of my coworkers and tolerate the rest. We met up to celebrate and listen to the musical libations of the Red Skunk Jipzee Swing Band. Holy Hell these kids blow minds! I think the average age in the group is 15 or some shit like that, they are young but very talented. They are very hip to the musical stylings of Django Reinhardt, 30′s euro jazz, and Americana roots. If you have a chance to see them play before they become super famous and forget that they played at Sea Pines go see them, you can also check them out on Fbook and on YouTube.
One of the funniest moments was when Duncan and I walked up to the main area and he felt the need to take the biggest shit a little dog could take right in front of the whole crowd, don’t worry I had my little poopy pouch to snatch up the breakfast from that morning. After chilling and a couple of Coronas later we received a call from another coworker, ArthouseAli. She invited us to come out to her place to bbq and relax, did I forget to mention she lives on a sailboat in Morro Bay with her boyfriend SurferSam? These kids are pursuing their dream of simple living, learning how to sail, and loving the life they have chosen. I couldn’t help but laugh at Duncan as he wandered the sail boat wondering why is the ground moving and why don’t those dogs in the water swim like me? It’s funny to see dogs looking at sea lions with a WTF expression on their faces as the sea lions and seals swim pass.
It truly was a perfect California day and as we rowed back to land I couldn’t help but think how awesome it is to live here. The Central Coast is one of the most magical places I have ever experienced, when the weather cooperates it really is heaven on earth, Don’t move here!
Loshie.
Little D and the Posse
What a great Weekend!
Happy Sunday Mashers.
Wow, what a whirlwind of a weekend it has been.
Thursday night was the kick off with the pouring’s of Spanish wine importer Jorge Ordonez wines. Master Sommelier Sara Floyd was on hand to pour from the selected list. My favorite of the night was not the 07 Alto Moncayo,”Moncayo”, but it was the reasonably price 07 Juan Gil.There were other wines being poured but my main objective was getting an interview with M.S Sara Floyd and guess what!? I not only interviewed a skilled and talented woman but I also had a quick introduction into the hard work and time it takes to become a great Sommelier. The interview will be posted early this week.
Friday saw the oyster shucking skill’s of Pier46, as we served 126 oysters is a very short amount of time. If you want to experience a great time on fridays before a night out on the town, I would suggest stopping by 15c wine shop and bar. The employees are extremely attractive and well versed in the wines they sell and pour.
Saturday night was the antithesis of Hospice Du Rhone at 15c wine shop and bar. Giornata, Palmina, and Clesi were on hand with a great selection of the Italian varietals grown here in the Golden State. I will post about these great wineries in my next blog.
