Fun fun fun

This last week-end was a good one. I love it when I can look back on good times, as well as looking forward to fun.

On Friday Liz (the Other Liz) and I ventured out to Fort Malden in Amherstburg to attend the Shores of Lake Erie Wine Festival. (I always want to say the Ears of Lake Shorie...) Apparently the money raised is to promote local tourism. I suspect the local wineries would really benefit from increased tourism, hence a perfect pairing.

Liz and I initially wandered aimlessly throughout the well dressed, good-looking crowd, searching for friends Bek, Darryl, Denise and Matt, and setting our sites on the local wineries and restaurants of which we would indulge.

We hadn't found anyone yet, and were walking by a table of people sitting on the river's edge, when one guy said, 'uh excuse me, did you drop your cell phone?' I looked down and it was a silver phone, so I knew it wasn't mine, but looked exactly like Liz's. She bent down to pick it, confused at how her phone could leap out of her zipped purse, and POOF! It was gone. Those funny drunk jokers had attached fishing wire to the phone, and pulled it away when it was just out of Liz's grasp. Needless to say we laughed pretty hard, not so much about the cell phone gag, but that grown adults would be behaving in such a manner at a wine fest. Liz and I pretty much agreed that the fest was just like a beer tent with the following exceptions:

- Attendees wobbled about with plastic wine glasses instead of plastic beer cups.
- People wore generally button up shirts, and nice clothing as opposed to belly shirts and jogging shorts. (except for the overweight woman wearing an offensively tight lace getup...)
- At last call, as opposed to loading up on beer, many individuals were seen purchasing full bottles of wine to consume.
- Beemers, caddies, and Lincolns as opposed to pick-ups and G-G-Geo's.
- The wine fest attracted citizens like local mayors, and other people of influence as opposed to a beer tent that generally attracts degenerates, the local mentally challenged populace, and people under the influence.
- There were no eleven teen year olds, but we did see the old librarian from our highschool, who I thought died eleven years ago.

So, anyway, it was a great time.

My first glass was from Erie Shores Winery, and it was an awesome Summer Cab. Light peachy pink in colour it was lightly fruity and perfect on a late summer evening. Liz really enjoyed her Baco Noir.

After we hooked up with our friends and basically circled a table like buzzards until the group left, we bought a bottle from Viewpoint Winery - as Liz pointed out that they weren't open yet, and we should be among the first to try it. Well, it sucked. It was way too peppery, oaky, and if I could imagine what Windex would taste like, it would be very comparable. So, we finished the bottle..... If you would like a read a blog about local wine, check out this one, it's pretty good!

Matt bought a bottle of I Don't Know What, and it was fairly delicious, but by this time Windex was starting to taste pretty good....

It was a great night full of laughs, and it's definitely on my radar for next year.