An idea conceived in 2000 by wine writers Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher of the Wall Street Journal, Open That Bottle Night (OTBN) encourages wine enthusiasts worldwide to open and share a special bottle of wine. Due to its popularity, OTBN became an annual celebration held in homes and restaurants nationwide on the last Saturday of February. According to the website, “Every year since 2000, on a special Saturday night in February, friends, couples and groups around the world get together to enjoy particular bottles of wine, champagne and spirits. The bottle that you enjoy, traditionally, is one that you have been saving for some special event that, so far, has never quite happened.” Twitter Taste Live, an online wine tasting forum, is covering the event and you can log on to participate in real-time. Jill and I had our own little “Open That Bottle Night” back on V-Day when we popped a 1982 Chateau Lascombes. We’ll be at Carmine’s tomorrow night for brother-in-law Jonathan’s 40th B-day Bash…and yes, we’ll be drinking lots of wine. Let us know what you open!

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