We had a great day at the shop on New Year’s Eve – far and away our best day ever. Thanks to everyone who shopped with us! Our offering of Nicolas Feuillatte at 19.95 (cheaper than Ray’s!) was a huge success; we sold out everything we had. The last few days have been quite busy as well; I’m a little bit embarrassed by how picked over the shop seems and am looking forward to getting my deliveries on Tuesday. Will also be swapping out the wine list quite extensively, especially the reds. Everyone’s loving what’s on there now, but it’s been a while and I want to keep it fresh.
Back to NYE – we were at the shop until about 8:30 or so, then had a quiet evening at home. Cooked wonderful lobster tails from Saint Paul Fish and filet from Rupena’s, complemented by Charles Lafitte Rose Champagne, which was delicious. Champagne is a great food wine, and rose in particular can work with heavier foods such as steak because of the additional body from the red grapes. We made it to about 12:10 before crashing, just long enough to ring in the new year. We needed our sleep, though – we had a big day planned for 1/1!