Today was our day to perform a good deed. As we watch our society rapidly collapse into chaos, we decided to help out a "neighbor" in need. My wife had learned of a woman, recently divorced, who had just moved into an apartment after living on friends' couches (to be able to retain custody of her son). She needed everything, so since we are in the process of downsizing we decided it would be a win-win to give her a carload of furniture and other household necessities (linens, plates, silverware). So, this afternoon we loaded up the car with the goodies and set off for her apartment, arriving at the appointed hour only to learn that she was delayed and in transit. After two more delays involving various crises including a flat tire, we gave up and headed home to prepare a comforting dinner of smoked European quail, roasted sweet potato and sauteed shi'itakes with shallots. To accompany it, I opened a bottle of 2008 Pavelot Savigny-les-Beaune 1er La Dominode. It was a lovely match to the food (though my French friends would probably say that pigeonneau would have been a better match): tart raspberry, earth, floral notes and a streak of minerality, along with the acids one expects from that vintage.
We're supposed to try again tomorrow morning. Hopefully, it'll work out then..