This year - 2010 - WILL be the year you lose the weight. You quit smoking. You get out of debt. You work out every day.

Okay, maybe not...but at least we'll all kick off the year believing that! At the very least, this SHOULD be the year that you create a wine of your very own. A wine that is uniquely YOU. A wine that you love. And that's what this event is all about.

At this event - sponsored by the Cleveland Wine Club - you and a few friends (perhaps new friends!) will be given three bottles of wine - a Cabernet, Syrah, and Merlot. After being given some instruction and tips on how to best blend the wine, you will get to work on coming up with a blend that is full not only of your personality but one that is also wonderfully drinkable and has a good nose, legs, and finish. You will also come up with a name for your wine and you will create a label as well.

Once you are finished crafting your masterpiece, the Cleveland Wine School's Marianne Frantz will do a walk-through and do a blind-tasting of the wines. She will select the wine with the best characteristics and the Cleveland Wine Club Winos that created it will win a cash prize.

Remember, the Wine School does not do food - so please bring something for the food table (cheese, bread, dips, chocolate, anything goes! Just bring something to munch on.) I will bring the paperplates, silverware, etc.

Afterwards, we can all head to Moxie for more socializing and we can celebrate our newly tapped creative genius!

The cost for this event is $30 per person - cash only please. Just pay when you get there!

I can't wait to see you all at this event - because after all, maybe life isn't about finding a good wine -maybe it's about creating one.

P.S. If you would like to attend this event, RSVP by visiting the Cleveland Wine Club website via the weblink provided. You can join their wine club by simply providing your email address and creating a password and then RSVP for the event. Simple! You will also then be made aware of other great wine events around the city each month.