Would You Like Some Cheese With That?

Last week I received the wine fridge that my insanely-generous friend Melissa ordered for me for my birthday. Apart from a couple of nicks and dents, it is all that it's cracked up to be. It seems such a simple thing, but having your nice wine displayed in a gleaming black box is an edifying thing. I get a little thrill of pleasure every time I walk past it.

The top two shelves are French and Italian wine (7 or 8 bottles). The bottom racks contain a bottle of champagne (Veuve Cliquot from the Sims Online celebration), a dessert wine, and two other whites. Everything else in between is Ridge Zinfandel, various vintages. Bwah hah hah hah! All those pretty silver foil caps look especially attractive displayed in my gleaming black box of wine (although they're difficult to see as picture). Nineteen bottles. Maybe I should pick up another to make an even 20.

Shown on the right is our old wine rack/stand thing. It's where all the lesser wine that doesn't need to be aged goes. You know, the stuff you bring over to friends' houses so you don't have to sacrifice anything you might miss.