Wine postscript - a trick for ordering a good bottle for your friends at a restaurant when the wine list ends up in your hands

Order any 2006 Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley area of Oregon.

Pinot Noir, 2006, Willamette.

Not kidding. It works. Especially if you’re willing to cough up an extra $20 – $30. This one from Ponzi Vineyards kicks serious butt, should you be so lucky as to find it.

(Why 2006? Has to do with the weather that year. Although some sites are claiming 2008 was/will be even better.)

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