Cat Bowling

An arrival of half a case of Ridge wine is a joyous occasion. One day, as we were laying out our half-dozen bottles of the ruby elixir, our cat Viola (not pictured) happened to be in a particularly frenetic mood. She hurled herself across the hardwood floor and skidded into the neat arrangement of bottles, knocking over a couple in the process. Thus Cat Bowling was born. Unfortunately she was unable to pick up the spare.

We recently received another shippment of wine, and given our newest cat's extreme hyperactivity, we thought we would surely be treated to another game of Cat Bowling. Much to our dismay, Claudio did little but sniff the bottles. However, we hadn't yet discovered the laser pointer's effect on him. Maybe next shipment....

Note: the 2002 Paso Robles is drinking rather nicely. It has some of the scrumptious blueberry flavor that I associate with the Geyserville. However, the 2003 is not yet ready for drinking; it's still too tannic and the flavors haven't sufficiently blended and mellowed. Give it another year or two.