Last Sunday's race at Blackhawk was sponsored by Botham Vinyards in Wisconsin. The trophy (for those of us over 21, of course) included a bottle of Botham wine. My personal trainer Amy Stecker and I tried it last night -- "Go Racing Red" -- and it was delicious. If you want a red wine that doesn't burn your throat or taste like purple grape juice, you should really consider this wine.

I couldn't pick out any flavors of spices or wood or flowers or anything silly like that, and even if I could I probably wouldn't waste my energy on it. Botham uses words like "bold fruit character" and describes the "finish" as "long, smooth, and slightly tart." I think we used words like "sweet but not overpowering" and "mmmm" (as opposed to the typical *kawf kawff*).

Botham proclaims that it works well with sandwiches, grills, and picnic food. Peter, add pizza to the list.

And put in my order for a case.