Malbec: The Wino's Wine of Frustration and Sadness

Fellow Boozers,

It was inevitable. As much as she tried, she could not resist having a glass of wine after work for the past two nights. Both glasses were of Malbec. One was from Nefarious Cellars and she can't remember what the other one was. Both glasses were beyond necessary for her sanity.

You see, the Wino loathes her job and can't find new one because of the stupid economy and the stupid, stupid job market. That's why she writes this not-very-good blog about wine and things not really related to wine. She needs an outlet. She needs to feel like she is doing something other than drowning in a swamp of professional humiliation and sticky despair.

The wino knows that she should be thankful that she is still employed in this abysmal job market because there are so many others out there who don't have jobs. But she has a very guilty confession to make. Sometimes when she is being despicably micromanaged and shamed at work, she wishes that her employer would just put her out of her misery and fire her - free her from this angry burden that sits on her chest like a big pot of rocks.

She dreams spending her days in a warm coffee shop writing, writing, writing while she sips cups of green tea and watches people walk by. She dreams about making her husband dinner every night (yes, The Wino has a husband - a very nice husband). She fantasizes about having enough time to go to the gym every day. She longs to work in her yard and watch things grow. She longs to have days where she feels productive and satisfied instead of frustrated to tears.

So the Wino, still managing to stick to her diet, has enjoyed a couple glasses of Malbec to sooth her angst. Malbec has long been known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine [The Wino didn't know there were only 6 grapes allowed in red Bordeaux??? I guess that's why she wanted to blog about wine so she would actually learn about wine. Hmmmm, The Wino suspects that a post about Bordeaux is forthcoming.], the French plantations of Malbec are now found primarily in Cahors in the South West France region. It is increasingly celebrated as an Argentine varietal wine and is being grown around the world.

It's a dark, inky wine that is juicy and plum-like and can include the flavors of tobacco, raisin, and violet.

Cheers.