After much thought (and a few glasses of wine), we have compiled the following list of New Year's resolution suggestions for the dedicated French wine aficionado:
#1 Drink more French wine in 2009
#2 Drink better French wine in 2009
#3 Drink two glasses of red wine a night
#4 Learn a new recipe each month and pair it with a French wine
#5 Become proficient in the major French wine regions
#6 Learn the descriptors to analyze what's in your glass - Nez du Vin
#7 Blind taste more regularly
#8 Learn how to pronounce the appellations of Burgundy
#9 Study French
#10 Move to Burgundy
Here is a toast to each one of you, to the new challenges and adventures that await you in 2009, to health and peace, to remembering what is truly important, to cultivating beauty on a daily basis, to continual growth and awareness, to good friends, food and wine and to the limitless possibilities that 2009 has in store for us.
We wish you all a happy and safe New Year's celebration and we look forward to seeing you in 2009. A la vôtre!