I don't usually drink Merlot, but happened upon a nice bottle at a reasonable price and purchased it. It was a Northern California Merlot that had a taste unlike any Merlot I have tasted. It was smooth with a hint of berries, and absolutely no aftertaste. It didn't assault the palate as most do but instead provided a flavorful, albeit alcholic, slippery gulp.
Anyway as I was enamored by the wine, I couldn't help but add to the ongoing conversation about what little things irritate us the most day by day. Idiot drivers, for example, you know the ones that either drive too slow, turn towards the opposite way their turn signals show, or take their lane out of the center, or even turn suddenly with no signaling at all. I can't remember what brought it up, but when we got started there was no stopping us. Bottom line is, everytime you drive, you take your life in your own hands, you must drive defensively since most don't even pay attention to their surroundings. No courtesy, or even recognition that your there behind them, they seem to drive as if they were the only car on the road, at least thats what their knee jerk reactions seem to infer.
From there we finished up the bottle and opened another, not the same brand, but okay.
We must appreciate how a little wine can make the conversation flow, and a really good wine raises the discussion positively. It was a great night with friends and a good wine, and isn't that what makes it special?
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