Hey guys and welcome to the first installment of Winesday Wednesday!!!!

I’m so excited about this post and can’t wait to see how future Winesday Wednesday posts turn out! This is a chance for anyone to submit wines (or other drinks!) each week so that I can assemble them in one neat little space. Submissions may include what foods were paired with each drink, how it tastes, where it can be purchased, price point…you name it! Let’s jump right to it!!!

Mary @mkc7946 (Instagram) enjoyed this lovely wine

Keith sent this in:

…He also sent me a pic of an Italian Nebbiolo that he has in the works!

Ja @ja_ontherun (Instagram) had some Choco Noir that she said was a sweet and smooth creamy chocolate drink with an alcohol bite

Monique @burpeestobubbly (twitter) had some post-workout wine (that’s my kinda style!)

Athena from Fitness and Feta sent in an awesome collage and mini write-up of her drinks:

This weekend I stopped by a wine tasting at a local wine and cheese shop called The Spirited Gourmet, and I thought it would be fun to share my three favorites!  For a white, I really enjoyed the Durnberg.  It smelled delicious, almost like a granny smith apple, but then had more of a subtle grapefruit taste.  Very light and refreshing!  For red, a dry and crisp Greek wine (obviously) called Boutari.  Finally, we also sampled one beer from Dogfish Head, the Positive Contact.  This was an ale brewed with apple cider.  Right up my alley!

Chelsea from thedancingrunner sent in:

She said: I had it w/ my stuffed peppers Sunday nite…it’s a crisp white wine from Argentina. $15 from Whole Foods!

Sara @Turner_SR (twitter) sent me a pic that made me very jealous (since there is SNOW still here in Calgary) She said: …not actually wine, it’s a very large mug of pina colada in Cuba this past week

MY MAMA sent me this pic on Saturday. She has some white wine with Chicken Masala & Garlic Pasta.

Katie from KatieEnPursuit send in two awesome pics, saying:

Well today has been quite the day already!

-The cable and internet weren’t working

-The new furnace wasn’t on

-I slipped and fell on ice in the backyard

-I was almost late for an interview downtown because I couldn’t find parking.

-Traffic

But everything’s fine now. I made it to my interview on time, the cable guy just left, Tyler troubleshooted me through reseting the furnace, and I will probably only have a few bruises from the fall.

MOVING ON.

Let’s talk about my new favorite thing:

Folks, I love wine. I’m sure a bunch of you out there do as well. Here’s what I wanna do- I want to start a weekly Winesday Wednesday post. I figure the weekly post will give me -and you- an opportunity to share wine(s) (or other fun beverages!) that we have enjoyed over the past week. Does that sound cool?

The answer is YES.

Here’s how I think we’ll get started– each Wednesday, I will publish a post with the various drinks I’ve had throughout the past week (again, doesn’t have to be limited to wine or even booze!) Sharing this can give inspiration to other readers on what to buy, what to mix, etc..

YOUR PART: send me pics or write-ups or what-have-yous regarding these bevvies to me so I can include them in the post!

Here are the ways you can get your fun bevvy stuff to me:

• You can tweet them to me (@nutcaseinpoint)
• Post it on Instagram (using the hashtag #winesdaywednesday AND including my handle, @nutcaseinpoint to make sure I see it)
• Email me: jtougas77(at)gmail(dot)com
• Post on my facebook page (Nutcaseinpoint)

If you get those to me by Tuesday night-ish, you’ll be included in the post! Sound Cool?!! I think so! I’m looking forward to see what you guys are (or aren’t) enjoying!!!!

For the sake of getting the ball rolling, here’s what I had last night:

I had a glass of Yalumba Y Series Shiraz Viognier 2010. What caught my eye when I saw this at the store was that it had notes of blueberry. I had never come across a red that had that flavor, and I could immediately taste it with my first sip! (not overpowering though- it was just right).

And guess what? I only had one glass. WHO AM I?

Well, I had an interview this AM, so I didn’t want to overindulge. And I did my Ab Tabatas at the same time! Crazy.

Alright- get drinking! I’m excited to hear from everyone throughout the week!!! 🙂