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I had a great pro bono success at work yesterday. LM and I represented to absolutely adorable Tibetan kids whose parents (who have long resisted Chinese rule over Tibet) were arrested in Tibet by the Chinese government after pictures were taken of the children protesting outside the Los Angeles and San Franscico Chinese embassies during the 2008 Olympic torch relay (the kids have been in the U.S. on student visas and live with their aunt and uncle). No one had heard from the children’s parents since their arrest, and there was no way to know if they were even still alive, leaving the children potentially orphaned. Well, yesterday LM and I learned that our efforts to obtain Permanent Residence status for the children were successful. Hooray!!!!
If that’s not a reason to celebrate, I don’t know what is…. enter the Castillo Perelada Brut Cava.
Made from the traditional, indigenous Cava grape varieties – Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel-lo – this is the Cava that Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, serves at all official state functions. With persistent, almost aggressive bubbles (J’s glass had what looked like a tiny bubble twister going in his glass for several minutes) and a nice citrusy (mandarin oranges rather than lemon, grapefruit or lime) flavor, this is a good, although not great, sparkling wine. It is pleasant and easy to drink, but it lacks that bread dough aroma and flavor that I love so much in both Champagne and, in fact, the Gran Sarao Brut Cava I tasted earlier this week. That said, it’s certainly worth a try and would be a great sparkler to have on hand for impromptu celebrations like the one J and I had last night! You can find it at K&L Wine Merchants for $9.99/bottle.
3.5 corks popped….
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