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Wednesday’s W(h)ine – Three Day Week
Posted by: | CommentsI just received the school newsletter and discovered that next week is only a three day week.
For the kids, that is.
Monday (in Victoria at least) is a Public Holiday for the Queen’s Birthday, and the following Friday the teachers need a day off for some reason or other. Report writing or something.
Argh! Bad enough my working hours have are reduced significantly by a non-sleeping baby, but having additional kids at home is not going to be conducive to anything terribly productive. Except maybe I will find that time to make some snacks for the lunch box. Or not.
The bonus, I guess, is not having to get out of bed and walk to school on these cooooold Winter mornings (and afternoons), and a McPherson Trailer Trash Chardonnay (2006).
According to the Wine Club, it is:
A delightful, fruit driven wine displaying aromas of citrus, grapefruit and tropical fruits with just a hint of lightly toasted French oak. The palate exhibits fresh, ripe Chardonnay flavours of melon and fig with a delicate, creamy texture and a crisp, clean finish. Subtle oak handling complements, rather than overpowers the wine. McPherson Chardonnay is a versatile wine that pairs well with a wide range of foods. Try with ravioli filled with pumpkin and sage and a burnt butter sauce. Already a serious medal winner this is great all week drinking charddy and a ripper for all who snap it up.
I do note the “pairs well with a wide range of foods” component. Maybe I will make those muesli bars after all …..
Only $10.99 from the Real Mums Wine Club - and not $13.99.
Oooh, and this month, it comes as a bonus with other McPherson Blends – the Verdelho 2007 dozen, the Shiraz Cab 2007 dozen and/or the Red Centre Cab Sauv 200 dozen (all $131.88 per dozen, plus your bonus chardy, inc GST, and you get free delivery, remember?)
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October’s W(h)ine
Posted by: | CommentsUrgh! Last month left us with loads to whine about.
Sore nipple, sick kids, and worse, school holidays!
We’ve all had something to deal with, and loads to complain about. Not a lot of time to think, however.
So, I felt a wine with lots of “S’s” in it would be the way to go. Something nice, mellow and relaxing … a South Bay Shiraz 2006 from South Australia
Described as
Big licks of spicy shiraz with loads of blackberry fruit and judicious use of Oak to compliment the wine by providing structure. Tannins here are just right , not overly aggressive. tart or dusty but as Goldilocks said ” Just right!” The mouthfeel here is the surprise packet at this cost as it provides a lovely long lingering finish and shows excellent value for money. So fill the cellar and poor it any night of the week and enjoy!
Sounds to me like just the ticket for soothing sore nipples (although we don’t recommend you rub it on your nipples before feeding baby. That would just be a waste of good wine!), dealing with sick kids and surviving the school holidays.
Better still, it’s only $7.99 a bottle from the Real Mums Wine Club
(for white wine lovers, you could always try last month’s recommendation, the South Bay Sauvignon Blanc, not from South Australia but South Africa – it’s only $7.99 a bottle too.)
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Wednesday’s W(h)ine – September Sauvignon
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s almost the end of Term 3, which means the school holidays are rapidly approaching.
And if that’s not bad enough, the kids – apparently, according to the ‘good’ mother’s out there, due to it ‘getting on in the year’ – are just plain tired and oboxious.
But wait, there’s more. Nits are doing the rounds again at school, which means another few weeks of “bonding” with the kids, attempting discussion whilst we comb nits and other crawly things out of their hair, treating the whole family every second night with some nuclear strength lice killer, that you can’t use on a daily basis because it will disolve your head.
Oh, and you get to wash the sheets twice a day. You know, just to make sure there are no opportunities for the lice to continue laying.
Combine all that with the joy of having to explain to some snotty, tantrumy, sleep deprived 3 year old that, no, they can’t have their favourite stuffed toy because it is currently in quarantine. Nit quarantine.
So, whilst sitting in the bath, some noxious substance nuking our heads, I’ve decided to select a nice sauvignon blanc to assist me in dealing with the situation.
A nice little South African affair – because, let’s face it, we’d rather be anywhere than here doing this – South Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2007.
Usually priced at $18.00 per bottle, it is only $7.99 from the Real Mums’ Wine Club
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