Settling In

The lease has been signed and most of the boxes are unpacked. A few more days to slowly adjust until work starts and school begins. And, yes, we found a couple new wine stores!

One is a superstore, carrying wine from pretty much all over, plus a great selection of domestic and imported beers. Excellent prices and no more Ohio markup, woo hoo! We found our favorite NZ SB (Nobilo) for $8. We also stocked up on some crisp summer whites: Rueda from Marques de Riscal, an Italian Pink Pinot Grigio and a Gewurztraminer from Columbia Valley, Washington. The last is a new white for us; look for a review soon.

We also found a locally owned shop, where we met the owner and joined the wine-of-the-month club. We're excited to try some new reds and whites--stuff that the bigger stores may carry but that we'd never find on our own. We already have August's bottles: white from Austria and a Californian red. We're looking forward to trying those.

Yesterday, after many hours of unpacking, we opened a new Spanish red: from D.O. Somontano (a new region for us) made from the Moristel grape. A very relaxed, mellow red. It was great just drinking a glass by itself, and it also went well with tonight's pasta. We're partial to Spanish wines--very good value and overall high quality.