Medium Special Occasion

Okay, so all those lil' sprouts I was so excited about last week? Yeah.... they were weeds... *sigh* Figures... Things are coming along now though. Especially the zucchini plants, their leaves are really defined! The peas have started to break through now also, and I haven't killed the tomato or pepper plants yet. Go team! There are still a few things in there that I'm not quite sure if it's a weed or a sprout yet, so some squares have been left un-weeded, but that's okay. Hopefully soon everything will be nicely defined and I'll be able to carry on. 

Last weekend was stinking hot here (not complaining). We did a bit of yard work, but mostly tried to stay cool. We took Tyson for a quick swim (well, splash, since he doesn't actually swim...). Oh, also we got our fruit wine kegged and carbonated, so that's fun. We did a Stone Fruit Wine at the local wine making store, and instead of putting it into bottles, we put it in a little keg and put it in the keg machine. Insert a bit of CO2, and poof! Sparkling fruit wine on tap! Danger! Danger! It's delicious and fizzy and cold and awesome... And it's 11%... 

Beer to ring in Year Four in our house,
and also Tyson's "swimming" skills

It was a big week for us. It was the anniversary of moving to Beautiful Downtown Morven (we entered our fourth year here) and Shane got a promotion at work: a new area, a new challenge, a new building to work from... That's going to be very strange for us both. Ever since we met we've been working in the same building, and now he'll be downtown! The adjustment period will be challenging... But bigger and better, right? We're very excited for him. 

The announcement went out at work yesterday, so we were able to officially celebrate for Champagne Thursday. Break out the crystal! Carefully though, don't actually break it while breaking it out!

June 2, 2016

Tyson was feeling especially lazy. Couldn't
be bothered standing, or even sitting, up.
"You can see me here, right Ma?
Good enough."

This week we went with the recommendation of our Champagne Guy. We picked up a bottle of Belcanto di Bellussi Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore (and yes, I did copy and paste the name in). On popping the top, we didn't get much of anything right away. On the first pour, even after the picture, there were lots and lots of little bubbles in the glass. For us, this is exciting, we like a very bubbly bubbly. In the glass it had a dry, bready nose. 

In the first couples sips, it comes across as a drier bubbly, but with sweet fruit flavours at the finish. After a few sips though, the dry gives way, and you're left with a sweet feeling, fruity sparkling wine. The fruit flavours I got were pineapple and granny smith apple, but Shane thought maybe mango but definitely tropical. 

In the glass, it's a very pale straw colour. The tropical flavours stayed with us for the whole bottle (sometimes flavours change a bit through the bottle). We thought that it felt sweeter by glass two, but not offensively so. Just a bit sweeter than we typically choose. 

It was a very yummy bottle. We would definitely get this one again. A sweet-dry, tropical feeling, bubbly bubbly. 

Have a great week!

~S

• Brand: Bellussi Valdobbiadene
• Type of Grape: Chardonnay and Glera
• Sweetness: 17g/L
• Price: $19.95
• Tasting Notes: Dry tropical flavours of pineapple and mangos, sweeter finish, nicely balanced. Would pair nicely with brunch, eggs benny. Yum.