06.13.05
What's the word? Thunderbird.

When I went to buy bourbon for my Manhattans this weekend my sister asked me to pick something up for her. Being cheap, I just grabbed something brightly colored and fruity looking out of the ".99 cent" cart near the cash register:

She ended up not drinking it, so it got left at my father's house. Apparently he found it, freaked out and sent me this e-mail:

"I am reminded of a passage from T.S. Eliot:

Charles: And I've a new wine merchant to recommend you;
Your cellar could do with a little attention."

The Family Reunion
Act I"

and a link to this website, which may be my new favorite.

Canandaigua Wine company, makers of Cisco, is practically in my backyard. They describe the product thusly: "Cisco is a Beverage Dessert wine for people who like a strong, great-tasting sweet wine at an affordable price."

My father actually took the bottle and wrote "DANGER! NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION!" on the label.

So, somebody is getting an awesome hostess gift at some point.