If you were out and about last Thursday night, or even if you were at home watching TV, it was probably made very apparent to you that a lot of people get really excited about the coming of the New Year. Well, here at the Winos we say “bah humbug.” It’s just a number, after all, and it’s totally arbitrary — but that doesn’t stop plenty of people from drinking quite a lot of alcohol to commemorate its arrival. Therefore, since we’re all obviously willing to drink to excess in honor of random numbers, this week’s meeting will feature such a theme.
Some suggestions:
Bin or Lot numbers. Sometimes wineries will allocate certain parts of their production runs for special treatment — a different kind of aging, superior barrels, whatever. Or sometimes the presence of a “bin” or “lot” number on a bottle indicates that the grapes are from a special plot of the vineyard designated as unique in some way.
Cameron Hughes. This American negociant is well-known for his sequentially-numbered series of small-batch bottlings. We’ve reviewed his wines twice (here and here), and they were always big winners.
