New Year's Eve

Unfortunately, we spent our New Year's Eve at a twenty-four hour veterinarian hospital after our dog (Pepper) vomited several times. After x-rays and a battery of tests, the diagnosis was dyspepsia, and we were told to give her Pepcid and bland food for a week. By the time we got home, the New Year had already started and we were exhausted. We shelved the Dom Perignon and opened the Estola, our inexpensive, Spanish red from Don Quixote’s homeland.

The Estola had a French aroma (i.e. inky, funky and tart). The palate was dominated by violets and expanded quite nicely into the finish. I thought it was a touch hot while Jen thought it was a bit spicy. It is a decent, five dollar wine, but we probably won’t be purchasing another bottle.