She liked full bodied reds. I've love for sharp Charrdonys.
Last night an old friend showed up with a bottle of Laphroaig and we raised that. I should have been born on Islay....
tonight we're having a picnic on the balcony, including a very full bodied red and, i'm afraid, only a Sauvignon Blanc. i've yet to find a Char that wowed me (they're so much harder), so none in our little arsenal yet... Jeanne will be toasted heavily tonight. you will have to wait a wee bit, though. tomorrow i will search for the perfect one to honour you (any one you can think of in this neck of the woods i should look?).
as for Laphroaig, absolutely spot on! nothing peatier on earth. i am actually a Friend of Laphroaig and supposedly have a patch of swamp in my name. when we were in Islay, we stayed in a beautiful inn and i think our whiskey tasting bills were more than the lodging (the way it should be, IMO). although all the Islay whiskies are fine by me, we came away with an appreciation for Ardbeg which we'd never known before. just a touch smoother than Laphroaig, though not quite as smooth as Lag. when i really need a whiskey, though, nothing touches Laphroaig! you have a very good friend, indeed!
we'll have to meet up on Islay.