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Wine Blogging Wednesday #43: Comfort Wines

The March edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday is being hosted by Joel of Wine Life Today who selected Comfort Wines as our theme. He simply called for us to unwind and relax with a favorite bottle of wine.

“Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.” –Benjamin Franklin

Since we all have different ways of relaxing and different wines that we enjoy relaxing with, all four of us Wine Peeps participated in this WBW independently. Each of us has written about our comfort wine and relaxing experience in our own words…

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Kori

Sydney, my 13 month old daughter, is asleep right now and I finally have a moment to sit down on the couch, relax, start reading a book that’s been on my nightstand for over a year, and sip one of my all-time favorite wines, the 2002 Peter Lehmann Shiraz. Too many times when Sydney is sleeping, I am frantically trying to get as much done as I can (paying bills, washing dishes, working on these blog posts, etc.) that I rarely take time for myself. This comfort wine theme was perfect in that it forced me to slow down and relax a little.

From the first sniff, this wine makes me completely relax. The aromas of black fruits, spice, and pepper permeate through my nose and go all the way to my toes, relaxing each part of my body along the way. In addition, it takes me back to wonderful memories of our time in the Barossa Valley of Australia. Blackberry, black currant, and pepper flavors dominate on the palate. This is an extremely well-balanced wine with bold yet smooth tannins, just the right amount of acidity, and a long, lingering finish.

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