Winos in Waldo

Hey, hey, hey! Hannah here, newest member of the Cellar Dwellers. Since Lindsay got you all up-to-date on the latest and greatest, I thought I'd jump in and write a quick synopsis of our most recent October "tasting".

That's right, at a tasting it is most appropriate to have a variety of wines to taste from. In our case, we had 10 bottles... Between busy schedules, baby showers and birthday celebrations - the Cellar Dwellers have been wine drinking at a variety of Kansas City social establishments and neglecting their own bottles. We promise, to you our loyal readers, we're back on the wagon. (But don't buy the one on the far right, "Vino" - it was gross, too fruity - we gave it to my 20 year-old neighbors because let's face it, at 20 you're cheap and alcohol is alcohol).

This was our favorite, Anko Malbec '12 - Los Cardones, Argentina

A really wild red, the chalky red currant is rich and generous in power and personality;

long finish; mineral note in the aftertaste (Check out T in the background - atta' girl!)

We had an abundance of tasty Fall dishes to go with our fabulous wines, as we all love to cook. Taylor made a super yummy Pear Butternut Spread served with goat cheese and french bread. We all loved it so much it was decided it could go on just about anything, especially pancakes; Kerstin whipped up a fabulous Butternut and Caramelized Onion Galette - dough and all - that was dang impressive. Watch out Martha!; and Lindsay served up a classic pimiento spread with none other than good ole' white bread (although she claims there was some wheat in there) and celery sticks. For our Vine viewers and fans, please follow Kerstin for an intimate portrayal of our love for white bread and hashtags.

I, on the other hand, could not partake in all the above yumminess as I have started a 90 day journey of clean eating - no dairy, no gluten or grains, no refined sugar and no processed foods . To introduce my friends to this new lifestyle, I made Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Apples and Paleo Shrimp-Stuffed Mushrooms (pictured above) - delish! If I do say so myself.

Table Talk:

• Boys, duh. Coco and Kerstin (newly roommates) and Taylor and Chad (newly in love). We hear wedding bells!
• #welovewine #forrealz #alldayeverydaytillthedayIdie #cellardwellerskc (follow us on Instagram!)
• Recent and future travels: Florida, Texas, California, Chicago and one of those gorgeous islands that Lindsay is always getting to go to #notfair
• Hannah's new nutrition and fitness program - http://90tonewyear.com/ - #90toNY

All in all, it was a fabulous evening! Although we greatly missed new Mama Lexie and Kate, who was celebrating her 2 year wedding anniversary (congrats!). Everyone left around 9:30pm, making it probably the earliest wine club ending in Cellar Dweller history, but hey, we're becoming responsible adults here. Well, at least until next month...

Success!

(Don't forget the white bread)