Dr. Love gets another.

Hi! This would normally be the slot for guttersnipe but I believe my BIL has fallen in love with another slot therefore he is noticeably absent.

Very happy for him as now when I visit I’ll not have to clean up before settling in to a weekend of booze and weed. That is, if he is still allowed those types of shenanigans.

SO congrats to Cupid for hitting Dick in the dick.

How do you like the cold down there folks? It was warmer in London than in Miami yesterday which I find amusing. Our deep freeze has finally broken and even though it is below freezing it feels like spring here. I made the grave error of trying to warm my frozen garage with my smoker in order to thaw the flat tire off of my wife’s vehicle. Grave? Why? Well, I thought that I had cleaned out the wood chip tray and dear reader I was mistaken. Also, I left a window open in my car which let the smoke in. I feel my ride now has the aroma of Andy Reid.

Speaking of Andy Reid, there seems to be organization going on for a DFO meetup in Kansas City in April for the NFL draft. In doing some scouting I looked up what there is to do there. Booze and bbq seem to be the most interesting things apart from the Negro Leagues Baseball museum. I now understand why Reid moved there, dude is living his best life.

Sports tonight? Don’t know but I bet on Wisconsin ATS as I have a problem and am bored.

Wouldn’t be one of my posts without a bit of wine talk.

Decanting. Should you decant your reds? For the most part yes, however there’s a couple times you would not wish to do so.

1. Pinot Noir. For the love of Bleergh do NOT decant your pinots or they will taste like nothing as they are a thin skinned grape and fade quickly. In fact if you open a bottle of Pinot then drink it that night and quickly.
2. Gamay, Dolcetto as they should be served chilled and this is due to their light body and not long lasting flavoUr when they hit air.

When I moved to Scotland I was fairly poor so I bought a juice jug for a decanter. I would open my reds, pour into the jug and then pir back in the bottle. Basically I just double aerated the wine and opened it up. Decanters come in all styles but their purpose is to just give the wine some air. That is it, that is all, so a juice jug is perfect for it.

I recommend most big reds (Cabs, Syrahs, etc) to be open for an hour if you aren’t decanting so grab a juice jug and get to drinking.