Francis called this afternoon, shortly after I had hit the snooze button for the second time, he always has a way of knowing I'm still sleeping and should get up, to tell me about his day. Francis, "Guess who I talked to today." Me, "Amy, my jeweler at Tiffany's?" Francis, "No, Ron Lachini" In my half-wake state, "Who?" "Ron Lachini." "You talked to MR. LACHINI?" Lachini Pinot Noir was one of the first significant wines in our relationship. My 25th birthday was about 6 weeks into our relationship and Francis and I got all dressed up and he took me to my favorite restaurant in Seattle, Ray's Boathouse. At this point I knew nothing about wine and we were still in the getting to know you phase of our relationship. With the help of the sommelier
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