HOGSWINE

It is hot.

It is SO hot, I just stood up and sweat ran down my ankle.

It is the perfect weather for a brutally cold white wine to sip on in the shade, all while devouring the perfect summer story.

I opened up a bottle of the 2005 Waterbrook Reserve Chardonnay; if it were possible to bathe in this golden liquid, I certainly would.  I love this wine for the toasty oak, butter, tropical fruits, pineapple, grapefruit and yeast that makes me sip it non-stop.  I also grabbed a great book over the weekend, The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne.  It’s a new translation and so far I cannot put it down.

Like many things in life that require some semblance of moderation-the summer novel and refreshing chardonnay are two things I would never give up.  Especially when it’s 111 degrees on the patio.