Originally posted on 12/29/2017:

And while it is a brief interruption from matters of sport, there is the continual reminder here to put yourself in the best position to win by keeping life in balance, and that means congratulating Mark Lathrop and his work at Liberty Lake Wine Cellars. Our family Holiday gathering was not too far from those vines, and to celebrate the first year in the new setting we thought we would begin a local tradition, and have their Tempranillo as the accompaniment for our Christmas Eve Paella. It was a marvelous pairing, although it would also be proper to note that they are currently sold out of that lovely vintage, some of that being my family emptying out part of their stock.