At the best of times, I'm prone to grumpiness. I'm ordinarily ornery. Winter is yet to arrive, but already I'm longing for the warmth of December. I think it is the prospect of another influenza season that has me wishing for the trouble free air of Summer. This flu season will be coloured with the spectre of Swine flu. A month ago, when I was eating pork chops and drinking Riesling, I first heard of the out break in Mexico. One month on and Perth has identified its first confirmed case. The wonders of air travel. . .The last time I tried a bottle of this particular wine, was December 2007. Relatively trouble free times I recall. The wine is now less teasing and more satisfying, there is a transient sweet edge and the nose is more complex and interesting. Still peaches and cream, but there is a pleasing note of aldehyde. Intense, fleshy and powerful in the mouth. A wine of poise, this is full of pleasure and much needed warmth and insouciance.
3 comments:
Yes- why do people get more 'colds' in autumn/winter? It doesn't really make any sense. Sure there are a few more people catching public transport, and i guess people stay indoors more- but in our mildish climate one would think the effect would be negligible.
The seasonality is very curious. I suspect it is a case of small changes in infectivity making for big increases in incidence.
Just what my doctor told me Ed (although your wording is more poetic) :) Interesting.
cheers
j
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