During Cov*d, I offered a wine tasting with paired hors d’oeuvres to a local Rotary Club fundraiser for the Victoria Hospice Society in the memory of my father-in-law, Ken, who spent his last days there.

Of course, because of Cov*d, tastings were not possible for a couple of years.  But, I was able to do it recently. 

I prepared a tasting of four distinct red wines from around the world for some lovely folks.  We explored a single varietal, very plummy Montepulciano d’Abruzzo from Cugnoli, Italy, an earthen Plavac Mali blended with some international varietals from the stony, hot slopes of Brac, Croatia, a Grenache and old vine Syrah from the Cotes Catalanes of Southern France, and a Zin and Petite Syrah blend with plenty of sweet tobacco from California’s Suisun Valley.

It was a lot of fun and I was delighted that the silent auction had raised $400 for the Victoria Hospice.