Monday, September 26, 2011

September 24, 2011

Another round of birthdays, another round of celebrations.  For her birthday celebration, Kelley rented a limousine bus for an afternoon tour of a few wineries in the Texas Hill Country.  After a visit and lunch at Rancho Ponte, we made our way to William & Chris Vineyards in Hye, Texas.  Now, I've had a bit of wine in my life; some very good wine, and also some very bad wine.  This being said, the wine of the William & Chris Vineyards just may be the best wine I've ever tasted.  Just as an example, the Hunter is a smooth merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, tempranillo, and mourverde blend.  I'm not sure I've ever had such a wonderful balance of bold flavors with such a perfectly dry, yet smooth finish.  What's more incredible about my taking a liking to this wine is the alma mater of the Chris of William & Chris.  After a bit of goading, I found this lovely message on the bottle of Hunter I asked him to sign for us.  Many thanks to William & Chris Vineyards for amazing wine and some refreshing Longhorn-Aggie chatter.  

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