On short notice I have decided to go to the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show Public Tasting. I got a free ticket while the Nebbiolo Nymph had to resort to her characteristic charm to beg, borrow or steal a ticket for herself. It was a few stressful minutes before both of us had our tickets arranged. It is good to know people in the industry!

So after work I hurried home, I gave her a call to give a heads up and to ask her to get a couple of samies ready for me, since the tasting starts at 17:00 and I had no time to get something to eat. When I got to her house she was already waiting outside with some cheese and tomato on toasted rye. Since she was Designated Dave, we drove in her car, while I had time to scoff down the samies. Everything was going according to plan until we pulled out of the driveway and was involved with a hit-and-run with a rosebush. This we only managed to shake off by driving at high-speed over a speed hump.

Half way out of the complex, I put the plate of sandwiches on the dashboard to do my habitual “spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch” body-search to find out if I had brought everything with me. Realising that I forgot the tickets in my car, the Nymph pulled over and discussed if it is better run back or drive back to my car. When the conclusion was reached, the Nymph decided to pull away at the speed of a F1 racer resulting in the plate of sandwiches to come flying my direction like a frisbee, adorning me in tomato and christening me in cheese. With no time to change, I had to wing it with tomato smudges on my pants. All in all a pretty good start… To the Tasting!