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Thursday, February 21, 2013

seven days ago

my complimentary glass of Chianti @ Olive Garden on Valentine's Day 2013

A week ago, my loving husband took our daughter and I out for a nice dinner to celebrate Valentine's Day.  We weren't the only ones there by a long shot.  We were told that it would be an hour and forty-five minutes before we would be seated.

Yes, a one hundred and five minute wait for supper after an hour drive to the restaurant.  We waited because... well, we really wanted Olive Garden.

I noticed a guy {Olive Garden employee} offering wine tasting to the left of the hostesses.  After we found a place to sit {very crowded}, I made a bee-line for him and asked him if he could make a recommendation.  He asked me if I preferred red or white, sweet or dry... I said red and that I wasn't sure about the sweet or dry option.

He offered Chianti and it was so tasty that I went back for seconds.  *wink*

By the time we were finally seated, I ordered a full glass of Chianti.  I discovered that Chianti is definitely a sipping wine {at least for me}.  My hubby tried to encourage me to sip faster after the dessert was served because our waitress was hovering.  I ended up leaving wine on the table because I couldn't gulp it down quick enough.

NOTE: My two freebies were no where close to being even half full.  Definitely tasters.