First off, a letter! Apologizing for lateness (of which he also warned me earlier) but also beautifully introducing the package.

In his own words---

"So what are you getting?

2 wine glasses - wth? Yes, wine glasses... not only that, with a bunch of winery logos plastered all over them. They happen to be a number of good ones up in the Dry Creek Appellation of Sonoma County. I figured you may need them for the major gifts I'm giving.

A map of a number of the wineries in Napa Valley. I live here... and then chose wine from our neighbor, Sonoma County. But trust me, it's good shit.

First off, I got you a bottle of Mietz Claret. A Claret, in this case, is roughly half Cabernet Sauvignon and half Cab Franc. All in all, a very good wine and I got the winery owner to sign it... with a very confused look on her face as she signed it Happy Arbitrary Day.

Second, I got you a bottle of De La Montoya Pin Up Desire. It's a good wine with a modern pin-up on the label."

They look marvelous. I plan to enjoy one with a friend soon, and perhaps save the other to celebrate Arbitrary Day 2011.