Rosemount Pinot Noir.

Taking a stab at rather common variety. My first sip of this immediately made me think "Berries!" and then elementary school. I guess it reminded me very strongly of grape juice but not in a bad/Barefoot way. Not terribly complex but not brainless either. It was pretty sweet and jammy, low on tannins with a clean, woody finish. For something so flavorful, the mouthfeel was surprisingly thin. Rosemount has always been satisfactory for me. It also has a good variety of wines. I think it's well on its way to becoming the supplier of my daily drinkers.

Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale.

This is bottle by a local brewery, Goose Island. Not too bad at all. For an unfiltered wheat, it has a very refined taste. Compared to Leine's Honey Weiss, it's vastly superior. Compared to Boulevard, which I haven't had in quite awhile, it's not nearly as heavy. Compared to Hefeweizen, doesn't even come close. I won't miss it after the summer; I'm still holding out for that Dupage Two Brothers.

Amstel Light.

Amstel is a clean, crisp lager, very smooth but still tasteful. I think my sister had a friend who swore by it. At only 95 calories, it's kind of...girly? Sorry. I don't have much to say about lagers.

Addendum: This makes a great dinner beer.

Harp Lager.

Harp is a nice lager. I've had it before but the last few bottles of this have had...a fishy taste. I can't tell if it's just the bottle from being in the fridge or if it's actually the beer. Weird. In any case, I couldn't remember what it tasted like so I picked it up. Like I said, it's nice. But it only reminded me that I like Bass better.

Addendum: That fishy taste is from the refrigerator.

Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon.

I see this wine on display at Wal-mart. Over by the toiletries, curiously enough. Maybe that should've tipped me off. But this brand seems to win all sorts of nice awards, including 84 or 86 pts from some wine rating. Ok. Maybe it's not bad. At a hair under $5, (!), what could it hurt?

The label says it's a "jammy wine with robust flavors of wild berries and currants...hints of toasted oak and clove enhance the velvety smooth finish." Ok, berry and currant, check. Jammy? If you pour a cup of water into your jam. This was mostly like drinking grape juice with some vodka. It's all pretty weak, tannins (oh, oh, am I wino now?) are almost nonexistent. I wouldn't even consider this table wine or even a daily drinker. The only thing it has going for it is the price. Frankly, I'd be willing do drop a few more bucks for a decent table wine instead.

(An hour later...) Oh! It's one of those wines that get better the drunker you get! Ha!

I'm back.

Apparently, all I do is drink beer.

I've made a terrible, terrible mistake.

I went to Whole Foods Market today. I only meant to pick up some canned tomatoes for chili. (They did have Muir Glen Fire Roasted, by the way.)

z0MG so much micro beers! Sake! Giant bottles of sake! FUCK! I'm pretty sure it's not going to be legal for me to drive across state lines.