2004 Black Swan Merlot

At the Operation Philly Cheese Final Planning Conference (also a welcoming dinner for herself, GM). Although the evening kicked off in style with some memory-jogging Dark 'n Stormys (Gosling's--accept no substitute) the swerve to the Black Swan of Death was less than impressive. There had to be a reason why it was on sale for $4.99 a bottle with another coupon for $2 off thrown in: Plonk. Your basic plonk in a bottle. Plonkus Austrailicus. Cut across the tongue link a corsair across the bow. This ultimately led to the singing of the Nigerian National Anthem, the launch of the Christmas tie season, and deliberations as to how Santa can get into a house guarded by iron bars on the windows. All because I tried to save a few bucks. Hmmph.