We were down in Florida visiting some friends and we were going out for dinner on Siesta Key.   It was a hot day, which is what one wants when you are down there in the winter season.   Good friends, good food and good wine make for a most pleasant evening and outing.

We were out on the patio looking out onto the water, at this point I can’t remember if we were look at the ocean or on the causeway side, but that is immaterial or relevant to the story.   We were enjoying fresh fish and seafood for the evening and it was a well executed dinner.

I had selected a Viognier wine to go with the dishes.  On a hot day I love this pale white wine with a perfumed nose.  There is a natural spice to the wine, which sometimes could be a gamble with dinner, but that is the fun, the adventure of ordering a bottle of it.  Sometimes the perfume or the spice can over power the meal, but I find that if everything is in balance, it most refreshing.   That is how I remember this evening to be.