Contrasts come clear

I just realized that my visceral reaction to the cold (previous post) may have been exacerbated by the fact that just last night I had dinner in Jeff Nowak's backyard and sat outside until 11. It got a little chilly after dinner so we moved over to the outdoor fireplace and finished up the evening there. Very nice.

We had sublime steaks, wonderful wines and fun friends from out-of-town (Leslie Fisher and Ryan Curry - fellow wine geeks) for the event. The theme was cabernet, but we also had champagne (1996 Deutz and, tragically, a corked 1990 Krug), a few whites and a couple of dessert wines. For any budding wine geeks out there, here's a link to the lineup (and my scores): http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=6961