It's rare in my industry to get out early enough to actually partake in "Happy Hour" at any of the local watering holes. (Happy hour for me usually doesn't start until at least 8pm.)
One of the few advantages of my current job's heinously early start time, is that I get out at what most people would consider "a decent hour". A small consolation prize for having to get up at 6:45 am.
This past Friday my dear friend Shelley invited me out for a post birthday cocktail and snacks at Waterloo & City.
We managed to snag the last table at the bar and promptly ordered a glass of the happy hour $5 red offering - Querceto Chianti.
Would love to review this wine but unfortunately we were served a sad glass of sour and fizzy red that had definitely passed it's prime.
It's always a wonder to me how a half way decent restaurant can open a bottle and not do a quickie qc check to make sure it is ok before serving.
Things quickly got packed in the bar and while we were waiting to send the wine back, the Chianti listing on the happy hour board was erased and replaced with a different wine. Curious!
We took the happy hour replacement - a Malbec that was not much of an improvement on the last wine at which point we both gave up and ordered from the list.
Always a shame when the "you get what you pay for" motto gets proven at this level!
I opted for a Zinfandel from Homefire Winery - Hales "Old Vine" from Dry Creek Valley, whose velvety smoothness with balanced notes of cherry and dark wood was a welcome to the palette.
As for Shelley - she opted for a Tawny Port who's name I neglected to record, and who's effects were potent enough to give her the courage to say hello to a mostly unknown tho recognizable actor.
All in all a fun night!
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