Bucket List: fine wine-ing and family wishes
Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Chad Howse | Filed under: The Bucket List | Tags: best cigar in the world, best wine, best wine in the world, Bucket List, cuban cigar, dirt nap, wish list | 1 Comment »
(cigar in-hand. no 12 on the list)
It’s coming to the end of the month and I figured it’s about time for a few new things to add to my bucket list: the list of things I want to accomplish before I take my dirt nap.
11. I would like to try the best wine in the world.
I did a little research and supposedly the Domaine Romanée-Conti is the best in the world.
“The wine has a long history. The Romans cultivated this tiny slice of Burgundy a couple of millennia ago, with the Benedictines taking over from the Bishops of Langres and Autun in the tenth century. Its most illustrious five-acre vineyard was purchased by the Prince de Conti in the 18th century; upon his death it was sold to one of Napoleon’s bankers. Then as now, only a few hundred cases were produced each year.” – More intelligent life.com
This feat would take some preparation. I wouldn’t want to walk in there knowing almost nothing about wine. I’d have to take a class or two, visit a few vineyards, develop a refined pallate, and at least enter the tasting with some knowledge about wine in general. But I think the learning and the final tasting would both be great experiences.
I’d also like to taste whether or not a “great wine” like that actually tastes better than one of my favorites.
12. Smoke a cigar worth more than $5,000.
I’ve developed a taste for a cigar every now and then. I’ll probably average one a month. I know it’s not a great habit, and they’re terrible for you. But they are truly relaxing. If you have an hour to just chill and smoke a cigar on a nice day, there’s nothing like it.
I wouldn’t just want to smoke this cigar at home, it’d have to be done in a beautiful setting. Maybe after the wine tasting in France, or maybe in Italy, or even Cuba.
It’s a lofty goal combined with the location necessary to complete the scene, but it’s something I want to accomplish before fall asleep for good.
13. Everyone has a wish, or at least one thing they want to do before they die, one big thing. I want to help someone realize their biggest dream before they die.
Some things are completely out of my control, but if it’s even within the realm of possibility, I want to make it happen. I can’t help but think of my Nona, my Nana and Papa, and my parents, my best friends, the people I care about most in the world.
If I could help them realize their wildest dream, that would be better than knocking one off my list. So, why not put it on the list?
AFTER YEARS OF CIGAR SMOKING AND HAVING SPENT ALL KINDS MONEY I FIND THAT $8.00 IS THE ABSOLUTE TOPS NECSSARY AND THAT EITHER SIDE OF $3.00 IS MORE THAN ACCEPTABLE. ALL OTHER IS EGO.