"What I want to say is this: - If you logically try to persuade a person that there is no absolute reason for shedding tears, the person in question will cease weeping. That's self evident. Why, I should like to know, should such a person continue doing so?"

"If such were the usual course of things, life would be a very easy matter," replied Raskolnikoff.

- Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky

Friday, May 16, 2008

Robert Mondavi

La chaim. Cheers. Slainte.
He is one of the wine makers that helped me become the fledgling oenophile I am today.
I remember drinking his white Zinfandel when I was in my early twenties and searching for something other than Kokanee.
I remember, too, the Mondavi advertising campaign being fresh, approachable and encouraging. I think Mondavi was one of the first wineries to help me feel less overwhelmed about wine and that it was (and should be) accessible to everyone.
Tomorrow night. Me. A nice Mondavi California Zin. Red this time.
Love the California Zin.

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