Good Morning,

I am hooked on a few TV shows, Revenge, ,Young and Restless and American Idol; these are my guilty pleasures and I have no shame in saying I spend my time watching these shows. I watch other things too, Chelsea Lately, The Voice and The Oprah Presents series, but I tape those and watch them on the weekend.

In the next couple of weeks I will become a college Men’s and Women’s Basketball junkie and after the Final Four, I will step away from ESPN and my brackets for a while and either be sad to see it go or excited to think about next year and how I feel will all depend on how far the Tennessee Lady Vols go in the tournament.

I open wine every time Idol comes on. I try the craziest wines I can find. I love to buy wines that I can not even understand the label. I love to find German and Greek wines just because I find them to be so different. I have found some great wines and tried some that honestly, if I never have again, I’d be happy.

The highlight of Idol for me is when the judges come out and I can see what Jennifer Lopez is wearing and how her hair is styled. The second highlight is watching a truly talented artist fulfill their destiny. The third highlight is what wine will I try. Fourth is listening to Steven Tyler say crazy things and hit on all the young girls.

Tonight, I am fired up to open a bottle of Truchard Chardonnay and see what designer J.Lo is sporting. The reason I am fired up is it’s been a while since I have enjoyed a Chardonnay that has spent time in the barrel. I was on an unoaked Chardonnay kick for almost 2 years. I still love the unoaked Chardonnay, but when we were touring Truchard and then sampled the Chardonnay, it really had such a lovely balance I bought several bottles to taste again. I have found for myself, I always find I need to pair barrel aged Chardonnay, to me it is a food friendly wine and sometimes, I do not want or need to eat so I like the lightness and crispness of unoaked Chardonnay.

That’s how I plan on spending my night and what I will be drinking, what wine will you be drinking?

Much LOVE and wine,

Tammi