When you google Pinot Grigio you get 1,430,000 results. Far too few in my opinion since I believe that Pinot Grigio is finest beverage created on this great earth.

Now for those of you who don’t know Pinot Grigio aka Pinot Gris is a white wine grape responsible for making the most delicious liquid that has ever graced a glass. If you like a little more on the formal back story check out this wikipedia link

I try to go onto wikipedia and add to this page daily.

But who needs wikipedia really when I can tell you all that you need to know about the grigio?

Let’s start from the beginning.

My first experience with pinot grigio is one I’ll never forget. It was in high school. My friend who was responsible for bringing the alcohol to the field we hung out at was only able to steal one bottle of pinot girigio from her parent’s house. Apparently her parents had an extensive wine cellar and the pinot grigio she had stolen had been aging for over a decade. We didn’t know at the time that the bottle of wine we were drinking was worth over $300. We also didn’t know that this was the last time for a year we would see our friend as she was grounded for taking the wine.

Anyway we broke the top of the bottle on a rock because we didn’t have a corkscrew and poured it into our red solo cups. Some people winced and gagged, I, on the other hand, was immediately intoxicated by the aroma. It was like the first day of spring, clean laundry and Taco Bell all rolled into one. I took a sip and was hooked. So hooked in fact that I took everyone else’s cups and drank it, and I then had to call my sister to pick me up at 4 am when I woke up on a baseball field using second base as my pillow.

Ah that was truly the first day of the rest of my life. From then on there are stories that could fill novels of my time with the grig. (Pronounced Grriieeee-gggsha.) And in due time they will be told here in Uncorked, but to start I just want to let you all know what it is about the grig that I love so much.

It’s not just the flavor and aroma, it’s the way it makes me feel and the freedom that it bestows upon me. It’s also the way that it’s able to help me erase a bad day or celebrate a good one. And its how it brings a group of people together. One night a couple of years back I was at a restaurant and two girls were fighting loudly. I ordered a bottle of the grig and had it sent over to their table. As soon as the first drop hit the glass the one girl just forgot the fact that the other had slept with her dad. And I’m proud to say that I’ll be the maid of honor at that girl’s wedding and she will now be her friend’s step mom.

Ahhh, the power of the grigio.

Well loyal readers, its time for me to go. See my neighbor just ran over my other neighbor’s cat and while I don’t think Grig will help the cat grow another leg it may very well make my neighbors stop egging each other’s car.

Love it,

Pinot Margio

Hello, my name is Pinot Margio and I’d like to welcome you to the first edition of Uncorked.

The team at moustache sally has invited me to update you, our dedicated readers about what it takes to truly love it. Now you may think that it takes a lot of effort and you would be right, but that effort is worth it in the end and you’ll see why.

First of all let go of all you preconceived notions of what your expected to do or be. Loving it is all about freedom and independence. I mean do you think George Washington was concerned about what people thought about him wearing that ponytail hair and having wooden teeth? No, he was a forefather of loving it.

So you have to stop worrying about how people view you. Just go out there and totally love it. Dance it the middle of a store and sing at the top of your lungs. Maybe wear leather pants to church. Jesus loves it and so should you.

Here is a starter list to loving it:

1. Never refuse to sing karaoke. Believe me you will not regret it. Just sing anything. Hey Jealousy by the Gin Blossoms is a great song for a beginner.

2. Props. Now I’m not talking about the hi five a dude gives to his boy for landing a hot chick. I’m talking about canes, sunglasses, fingerless gloves, etc. Props enhance the loving it experience, they are an extension of you and your loving it capability. Choose the props depending on your state of mind at the time. For example, if your just going out to dinner you would bring maybe a top hat or elbow length gloves. For bowling I suggest a cape, first of all you’ll look cool and the aero-dynamics of the cape will increase your score.

3. Disguises. Masks, wigs, moustaches, beards, eyebrows. They allow you to become a different character and make loving it that much easier.

4. Booze, hey it’s not necessary, but it doesn’t hurt.

5. Fake Names. What is better than an alter ego? Not much. Try to use a fake name as often as possible. When reserving a table at a restaurant never give your real name. You should use every opportunity available to make yourself and the people you are with laugh. Laughter is the key to loving it.

Now those are only 5 steps. Loving it is so much more than that. Its just has to become part of your daily routine. Like brushing you teeth or giving people the finger while you drive. So start with those and check in with me, Pinot Margio for more tips and stories about how people all over the world are loving it.