Date night and some wine lovin!

A couple of months ago Matt and I decided that we needed to institute date night about once a month. My husband is such a good cook that we most often just opt to eat at home instead of heading out for a dinner at a restaurant which also saves us money. That is always a good thing. One nightwhen we were out for dinner we realized that we really did need to start having a date night. At home we usually sit and watch TV while at the restaurant we talked happily with one another. Perhaps the biggest reason we decided that date night was much needed is our delightful duo of wagging tails. While we love them to death.... they can be a bit....needy. Usually they both sit under the table by my feet hoping for handouts or rogue droppings from my plate. It's a glass top table so it's kind of creepy to look down and see them staring up at me. Even more charming is that inevitably they have to go outside as soon as we sit down. We have them "trained" to ring a bell on the door when they need to go out. Needless to say they also abuse this trick and ring it whenever they feel like going outside regardless of their bathroom needs. And inevitably they need water and then they drink too much water and we have to yell at them. Frankly, sometimes it's just too much and we need a little time away from our hairy princesses to maintain our sanity. Hence date night was born!! We tried to have date night a couple of weeks ago. We went to Applebees because we had a gift card. Ugh! Date night was ruined by a not so amazing dinner most of which went straight to the dogs. So, since we got our tax return the other day, we decided a redo of date was in order courtesy of Uncle Sam! So it's off to Biaggi's for the hubs and I tonight!! But first we are going to Banana Republic to spend the gift cards we got for Valentine's Day from Matt's parents. Thanks Mark and Therese!!!

But before I go enjoy dinner, I wanted to take minute to review the two wines we enjoyed for our Valentine's Day dinner. We have a little tradition of getting a heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's so we didn't cook anything up fancy but both wines that we had were fantastic!!

The first wine we had was the NV Veuve Clicquot Rose. This champagne ranges from about $65-$75 typically. Our local wine store had it on sale for $50 so even though that is way more than we usually spend, it was a good deal and we have been wanting to try this sparkler for years! It certainly did not disappoint. We have had the yellow label Veuve Cliquot and liked it very much but the Rose was definitely superior. It was nice and light and had an after taste that was beautifuly sweet, with a touch of dryness. I wouldn't buy it all the time but for a special occasion, I wouldn't hesitate to get it again!

The second wine we had was sent to us by my Mom from Glenora wine cellars in the Finger Lakes region of upsate NY. Yummm!! It was the '07 Riesling which was voted best US riesling by the Beverage Tasting Institute in October 2008. This wine was super nice, light and minerally and finished much smoother than most rieslings. If you don't live in NY Glenora ships to most states. It is one of my favorite wineries!!

Ok off to have a date with husband!!