April 19th

Patriots Day here in Massachusetts, the official original Marathon Day. The Day of Paul Revere's ride. The Brittish are coming, etc.

No better day to suggest a Massachusetts wine. And it's is delicious!

RJR Brut from Westport Rivers Winery is a world class bubbly. Made in the traditional Champagne method, it is classic bone dry brut style with nice bubbles and flavor. I have served it to visiting European winemakers and they are shocked and surprised to the quality of the wine. Serve chilled with fresh local seafood, lobsters, oysters, bay scallops, striped bass, but not bluefish. $22.99 a bottle is half the price of what you would pay for a similar quality French Champagne.

You can tour the winery in southeast Mass. town of Westport in the morning, go to Horseneck Beach in the afternoon, and have dinner at The Back Eddy for some scrumptious seafood served at the dock. Ask for Sal and tell him I sent you.