Day 6

Lowering my blood pressure by supressing the production of ADH by my pituitary gland. Wine is good.

Icewine is a white wine that comes from those countries in the northern climes. Canada and Germany are the 2 largest producers of icewine. I heard once there was a French icewine, but this is probably wishful thinking on the part of some wine snobs.

Icewine gets its name from the fact that the grapes used are picked frozen off the vine. The vineyard does a late planting which brings the grapes to maturity in late November/early December. They grapes are harvested after the first frost. From there I would assume the rest of the process pretty much follows normal winemaking processes.

I had my first glass of icewine tonight. I was rather taken by the sweetness of the wine. It was definitely not expected. My wife seemed to enjoy it as she downed almost half of my glass. I guess this would make a great dessert wine. The bad part is that this particular brand cost $18 for 187ml. It definitely won't be an every evening wine.

I finally took a day off from the gym. My legs were really tight this morning and the blisters were burning. Last night was also my 5th day of going to the gym in a row. My foot feels a lot better so tomorrow I will be back at it.

Well, everyone, it's off to sleep as I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow. To all of you faithful and not-so-faithful readers, I bid you goodnight.