A tasty, full bodied, little French table wine I found in the Vintage section of the LCBO. Under $10 a bottle while supplies last. (going to get some for my wine cellar me thinks)

Here is the LCBO blurb on it.

719286  DOMAINE DE L'AMEILLAUD  2002   $  9.95
	Vin de Pays de Vaucluse  (D)  750 mL (S.C.E.A. de l'Ameillaud)
Usually a blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 20% Carignan, this is a consistent summertime favourite with Vintages customers. Robert Parker Jr. recognizes this as "a high quality estate located in the village of Cairanne".
Food match: grilled vegetables, grilled veal chops.

And more data...

2002 Vin de Pays de VaucluseThe fruit is from 40-60 year old vines, vinification is done in massive concrete tanks & there's not an oak barrel to be found on the estate.

Along the banks of the Aygues and the

Ouvèze the soils are richer,the water table

higher,and the vines,as a consequence,

more vigorous.Wines from those areas,

though they ’re mostly made from the same

varieties and grown in the same climate,are

classified as Vin de Pays de Vaucluse.The

ones from the best growers represent great

value.

 Who buys the Rolex watches, Porsche's, Yacht's and Alligator shoes? According to this book, not who you would expect. The Millionaire Next Door, by Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D. and William D. Danko, Ph.D. takes an in-depth look at who the typical Millionaire in America really is and how they got that way. This book contains lots of survey results, tons of charts and graphs and a very focused look at the lifestyles of the rich and not so famous millionaires, their families, and occupations, spending and investing habits.

"It would seem the key factor to accumulating wealth is frugality, living below your means and knowledge in investing your surplus income. The Lifestyle of a typical American Millionaire (Jonny Lucas) is hard work, discipline, sacrifice, thrift, and sound investment habits. Why are so few people in America affluent? Even most households with six-figure annual incomes are not affluent. These people have a different orientation than does Jonny. They believe in spending tomorrow's cash today. They are debt-prone and are on earn-and-consume treadmills. To many of them, those who do not display abundant material possessions are not successful. To them, nondisplay-oriented people like Jonny are their inferiors."  ~The Millionaire Next Door~

I found this book to be very interesting and informative. The information was admittedly a bit of a suprise. It certainly makes me think a lot more about my own purchasing habits almost as much as it makes me wonder about the outward appearances of others who I always thought to be "wealthy". An easy/fun read that will inspire some interesting conversation around home for sure.

This 717 page biography leaves no stone unturned and gives a complete rendition of the life and times of Benjamin Franklin. It includes numerous references from Franklin himself. Both from his published articles and personal letters. I am fascinated at the amount of correspondence he sent over the course of his life. Here is a guy who would have loved MSN Messenger. After finishing this book I almost feel like I knew the man personally. I even shed a tear when he died. Prior to reading this Bio I though Franklin was just a crazy guy who flew a kite in a thunderstorm and invented the light bulb. Funny how cartoons watched as a child can shape ones perception of one of the greatest figures in American History. I really enjoyed this book, even if a bit long. I found his life very inspirational. Here are a few "quotes" from old Ben....

"You would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing."

"Well done is better than well said."

"There are no gains without pains"

"Diligence is the mother of good luck."

and in closing Franklin wrote this epitaph at the precocious age of twenty-two.

"The Body of B. Franklin, Printer; Like the Cover of an old Book, its contents torn out, And stript of its Lettering and Gilding, lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be wholly lost, for it will, as he believed, appear once more, in a new and more perfect edition, corrected and amended by the author."