Whether it be a bottle of champagne served in celebration or a simple glass of table wine poured to help end a miserably long day, InterWined.com believes in the power of wine to mark each and every occasion as unique. It’s just one of ways that we find life and wine intertwine.

So, when Joel of Wine Life Today chose comfort wines as the theme for March’s Wine Blogging Wednesday, we knew we had to take part.

In a word, the 2000 St. Clements Bordeaux blend (Meritage) from Napa, California, is fun. It’s got elegance and harmonious. Could be a bit more expressive of the terroir of the Napa Valley, but that’s the one complaint here.

There’s a real sense of freshly crushed berries with just a touch of oak to help bring it all together.

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