Ladies & Gentlemen, My Weblog.

Hello out there!

After much consideration (totally unnecessary belaboring, to be honest) my little egg on the World Wide Web has finally hatched! In the spirit of celebrating this tiny achievement, I thought it appropriate to share Mumm Napa, one of my favorite producers of sparkling wine.

My husband and I visited Mumm last August on a splendid 30th birthday trip to the Napa Valley. While they have a traditional indoor tasting room, the large, casual terrace offers one of the most beautiful views in the Valley. We sampled a flight of three wines, my favorite of which was the spirited Brut Prestige, a wonderfully-balanced wine - zingy and rich and soft all at the same time. Thank the Lord they gave us some nibbles; three back-to-back tastings of champagne can put a considerable buzz on a girl (even me). Mumm serves Stonewall Kitchen's Down East Asiago Cheese Crackers with tastings; I found them to be the perfect buttery complement to white and red wines, and I've been totally hooked ever since. The Rosemary Parmesan ones are also delish. The visit to Mumm was the first of many delightful, sense-boggling experiences in CA that made me appreciate the beauty of life on Earth.

We popped open our souvenir bottle of Brut Prestige last weekend as a toast to new, newlywed friends (congrats Lexa & Tristan!) It was even better than I remembered, surely flavored with the sweetness of good music and lively conversation.

You know, I chose the topic of my "debut" post because it seemed festive and symbolic, and because I knew I could decently write about something I'd just consumed days earlier. :-) But, as it turns out, I think champagne is actually a perfect metaphor for my foray into this world o' blogging. Bubbles, like words - eager to rise to the surface and bounce around.

Cheers, y'all.