Swimming, birthday parties and bubbles!

Ahh, another week is just about over. And what a busy one it has been! We've traveled from Ottawa to home to London to home, we've taken Tyson swimming, had a puppy birthday party, and gotten a new bed... For these reasons, it will be a photo filled post today!

Okay, in chronological order: a puppy swim. Well, that's not entirely true. Tyson isn't a swimmer. He loves the water, just not the swimming part. He's a splasher. He's a wader. He's a fisher. He's a fetcher. He's just not a swimmer. He loves splashing around, chasing rocks, trying to attack the seaweed (or lakeweed?) but if he can't touch, he's not going. You can see in the picture that he's trying to give something the stare-down. Not sure if it's working, or if he's winning, but he's enjoying himself anyways. 

Next, a birthday party! His birthday was on Saturday, but as we were in London, we had his party on Wednesday when the kids came over. We all enjoyed carrot "cupcakes" (Tyson's was "frosted" with sour cream... yum?), there were presents, and candles and everything! Tyson loves birthday parties, especially when they are for him. Wednesday was also when we got our new mattress delivered, so Tyson enjoyed showing the delivery men his brand new toys, and trying to get them to play... 




September 10, 2015

Okay, now onto the reason you are here. Champagne Thursday! This week we had a nice bottle from our friends Rick and Liz. It was a lovely Cava by Segura Viudas, from Spain.

It had a dry nose, I thought it smelled of granny smith apples, but Shane thought it smelled like a can of peanuts. I thought this was a bit strange until I read the LCBO tasting notes in the morning, where it says that it has notes of cooked apple and toasted nuts. Who knew! (Shane did!!!)

We both thought it had nice bubbles, a little bigger than some others we've had recently, but nice none-the-less. 

It tasted of sweet, ripe apples, but it isn't a sweet bubbly. It's nicely dry, and has a nice balance between sweet and tart.

We had this while eating Chicago Mix Popcorn. If you've never had this, don't get it. It's addicting. It's caramel popcorn mixed with cheddar popcorn, and the sweet-salty is to die for. It sounds awful, but it's amazing. It's so good that when Shane dropped some onto the floor, he found it and ate it. And when it happened the second time, he ended up almost eating some of Tyson's cork... Oops! Waste not, want not. 

Verdict: Yes, it's a nice, balanced bubbly, at a modest price point. 

~S

• Brand: Segura Viudas
• Type of Grape: Not noted, but after doing some research, Spanish Cavas are traditionally made with 3 types of grapes: Viura (aka Macabeo), Xarel.lo and Parellada
• Sweetness: 10g/L
• Price: $14.95
• Tasting Notes: Appley and nutty nose, well balanced sweet-tart, nice apple flavours. Pairs well with Chicago Mix! I think it would also be nice with a lightly dressed salad with scallops.