Te amo, pinot.

I fell in love today. With a pinot noir, but whatever. If a woman can marry a dolphin, I can love a wine.

The Deloach 2005 pinot noir is the heartbreaker. At $25, I can't say it's a bargain, but it's worth the pennies. Today's wine class was focused specifically on pinot, which was made famous in the movie "Sideways." (It also panned merlots, which I happen to love and now have a complex about ordering in restaurants.) Five out of the six pinots were not anything I'd like to drink. It's weird, because the varietal is so built up, but the wines themselves must take a more educated palate than mine to appreciate. Most were tannic (give you a puckery feeling), thin and didn't taste like much. This one stood out, though. It was round (thicker, more syrupy) and had a great taste and no pucker. It would be excellent by itself. I'm thinking about buying one for Thanksgiving and one for myself. It may age well, teacher guy said, but why bother? It's delicious now.

I just need to invest in a little vacuum so that I don't pour half the bottle down the drain just because I'm a lightweight and only drink a glass every two weeks.