A few months ago, I was having dinner and drinks with a friend at Red Sea, an Ethiopian/Eritrean (I think more the latter) bar/restaurant, on Lenana road, where I often go when I want good Ethiopian food in a good social ambiance. The Red Sea, for all its good points, is generally not the kind of place in which I would ask for a glass of wine. In a place that I feel would not invest in their wine, I know that wine there can taste more like vinegar than anything else.

At the end of my meal though, I felt like having an alcoholic beverage to wash my food down. I was not in the mood for something strong, so decided not to go with my usual choice of alcoholic spirit. Instead, as I saw a cold glass of wine pass my table, I decided to order exactly that. Let me just tell you the first sound that passed my lips after tasting the wine that came to my table. It was a sigh of utter pleasure! Continue reading →