The 2008 harvest is a very special vintage for me and Tracie.

We had followed each other’s blogs for more than a year and there had been a few emails.

But it was during the summer of 2008 that I first traveled to the state capital to meet her in person. And by the end of the year, I had rented an apartment and moved to the Live Music Capital of the World.

The rest is… well, you know the rest… Let’s just say it turned out to be a good move.

In 2013, when we had been married for nearly three years, Georgia had been born, and Lila Jane was on the way, we decided to invest in our wine cellar with a purchase of crus from Produttori del Barbaresco — from the 2008 vintage.

We’ve kept the wines in a locker in San Diego where we visit often. We generally open them during the summer or in January when we travel to California. Pulling the corks with friends makes them all the more special.

But at least once a year, I smuggle a few bottles back to Texas (don’t tell the TABC!).

Last week, to celebrate Kamala’s nomination (YES!!!), we opened the Barbaresco Rio Sordo 2008.

The cru is even more meaningful to us because we slept on the crest above Rio Sordo on our honeymoon in 2010, at Giovanna Rizzolio’s place, Cascina delle Rose.

The wine was still young in the bottle with restless energy expressed through brilliant red and berry fruit. The integration and cohesiveness in this wine were extraordinary and we agreed that our investment had paid off.

What a great wine and what a great experience and memory to drink it with the love of my life. Our renewed hope in the Democratic party only made the feeling more sweet.

The fall is almost here and I’m looking forward to all the crazy projects I have lined up for the season. Thanks for being here and letting me share this. Stay tuned and VOTE KAMALA!