Rummaging through my parent’s attic while visiting this Thanksgiving, I found a couple of boxes of stuff, time capsules if you will, that dated back to high school and prior. Initially, I was looking to find some toys my nephews might enjoy, like a Taun Taun with Han Solo in Hoth gear (which actually has a Facebook page!) or similar. In addition to that I stumbled across an empty bottle of bubbly that I think was for celebrating either high school or college graduation. Since my parents were pretty strict back in the day, I’d have to lean toward college graduation. At any rate, the bottle did not have a paper label but rather some ornate birds and tree branches painted or sandblasted onto the bottle. It was a non-vintage Grand Laurent Blanc de Blancs Brut.
I tried to perform some basic research regarding the history of this bottle, but while I was able to find the wine on several online wine stores, I could not verify the label as there were no label pictures at these sites nor could I find a website for the producer or brand – Grand Laurent. It appears this sparkler is on the lower end of the pricing scale around $10 (maybe even less than $5 back then). I will say here that my parents up’d the ante with a bottle of Dom for my wedding! Regardless, it is amazing how things such as this spark the memory that I usually curse daily when I can’t find my keys. And then it got me thinking about the bottles of wine we have saved over the years for special occasions (promotions, holidays, visits by parents, etc.) and have had our guests sign those bottles along with documenting the date.
Wine Bottle Occasions
Much like music and pictures can really get your nostaglic juices flowing, wine can do the same. Open a bottle now and create a memory.
Cheers! Now that was a cool TV show back in the day!
Nice post Ed! Love it. Nostalgia indeed. I will take your advice and open a bottle of red right now. And I’m going to stop by the kids’ play room and grab my Taun Taun to chill with me….
Right on, Jason! As a matter of fact, I think I already gave my other star wars figures to the nephews, so you think your youngin’s would give Han a nice place to live?
I don’t remember any of those memories [shaking fist to the sky] BOOZE!!!
Absolutely, the kids would enjoy Han and give him a nice home. Thanks