So far so good!

Oops! I almost forgot!  Thanks to Mark for reminding me.  Yes, we had a good meeting with Kermit!  I forgot to take a picture, so that's a bummer.  We spent a couple of hours chatting, listening to some of the cuts from his new CD that he went to Nashville to record, and then finally got around to tasting our wine---once it warmed up, that is.  I put the samples into the fridge the night before knowing that a 2 hour car trip isn't the best thing in the world for a tank sample.  Then we stuck it in a cooler and when we got there it was still too cold.  So we set it out on the table and proceeded to chat and have a glass of 2000 Dauvissat Chablis Premier Cru (sorry I forgot to note the vineyard).   Kermit is a real fan of Dauvissat wines even though he doesn't import them.   He says that Vincent describes wines the same way he does, in a very innuendo laden, masculine-feminine sort of way, if you know what I mean!

Once the wine was at a suitable drinking temp, I nervously poured 3 glasses for us to try.  We were soon joined by Kermit's wife Gail Skoff, and luckily she said straight away that she liked it.  Kermit got up to get his note book and started writing notes while Matt and I calmly tasted and swirled and sniffed and tasted and swirled.  It's a hard thing having someone taste your wine, especially when that someone is Kermit Lynch.  I think we both felt pretty good though, because the wine was showing really well, and we both knew it.  Finally he smiled and we both knew it was ok.  Unfortunately we didn't have much time because our friends in a nearby village were waiting for us, so we chatted a bit more and then prepared to head off.  Matt finally asked, "So, did you like it?" Kermit answered, "Yes, I did."   Then asked how much was available and told us that he'd be by in late August to taste it again, once it's in bottle.  So, so far so good.  Now we just have to get it in bottle.  We are both looking forward to having him to dinner at our house, cook a good meal, and drink some good wine.   It's always fun to have dinner with Kermit! After reading Eric Asimov's recent post on Kermit, I can't believe how lucky we are to have him as a guest!