World Wide Wine Blogging Wednesday & The Bad Blogger

In honor of the first World Wide Wine Blogging Wednesday launched by food/drink blog Lenndevours, here's a photo of Casa Lapostolle Merlot - a bottle that meets all of Lenndevours strict requirements:

Theme - Inexpensive New World Merlot that is not from the United States

The rules...don't spend more than 15USD on the bottle. It must come from a New World wine nation that isn't the U.S., which leaves you places such as Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Chile. Once you drink the wine (hopefully with friends!() you should post a picture of the bottle/label and write a little blurb with your impressions of the wine, what food you either did or would pair with it and, if possible, post an "official" tasting note for the wine. You can often find those online. I like to read those first and then compare it with what my palate tastes. It's a good way to learn as well.

Have I drunk this vintage before? Why, yes.

Did I enjoy it? Well, I don't remember being offended by it. But, then again, I'm not a big Merlot drinker.

Did I remember to pick-up a bottle and drink it recently with friends - or more likely just guzzle it while watching a late night "West Wing" rerun on Bravo? No.

I'm a bad blogger.

P.S. To make up for my errant ways, I'll post a second item today. And, do remember - I actually wrote about wine from INDIA yesterday. Don't I score a couple of extra vino points for that?