Once Upon a Vine

I'm not fond of punny shop names and wine names. They're likely to induce eye-rolling, and I'll ignore them just on principle. But, then this evening, when I'm so hopeful and nervous and worried, and wanting my life to turn impossibly just like a perfect story would, I saw a Pinor Noir from Sonoma called, "Once Upon a Vine." It had a beautiful picture of a nighttime fairytale forest, evocative of mystery and tangled stories, and it was $10.50---exactly right. I bought a backup bottle of my old favorite Robert Mondavi Private Selection, just in case the new wine tasted more like poisoned applies than enchanted elixir.

It was as perfect as can be---the kind of new-wine experience I wish I could always have! It had an intriguing, interesting nose to get me wondering, and then paired exactly right with the herbed goat cheese and crackers I chose for a weekend dinner. It was medium-bodied, not pale and flimsy, not overpowering. Just right and balanced, as it should be.

With our little cape cod house For Sale, and my heart pining for the gorgeous, spacious historic home we toured this weekend, I want my story to end just the same---everything right where it should be. My feet walking those floors. My son sleeping in that bedroom. My wine stacked in those cabinets (those thousands of kitchen cabinets where a person could actually have room for a wine rack!)

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