Shared dinner and wine with Innkeeper and his wife last night

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They were on their way north from a visit to relatives in Georgia and stopped at Pope AFB overnight. We met at Luigi's on a rainy night for porkchop (IK) or veal marsala (IK's wife and myself) and spaghetti or baked potato and salads. It was great to see them again (saw them at first Finger Lakes Offline in 2004?--I think that was the year.) IK says hi to the board.

I had a glass of 2008 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc--quite crisp and acidic with grapefruit notes--I enjoyed it before dinner and with the tossed salad with creamy Italian dressing. Then IK and I each had a glass of Saddlerock Rose (Malibu, CA). Nice deep blush color. My first impression was that it had some strange flavor components maybe including cranberry, but it grew on me a little as I sipped it. IK liked it.