Twas The Week Before Christmas

Twas the week before Christmas and all through the wine cellar, not a wine was stirring, not even the house.  (house wine that is!)  The wine glasses were hung in the wine rack with care, in hopes a Corkscrew would soon be there!

The bottles were nestled, all snug in the rack

With visions of Merlot, Cabernet, and Sack.  (Sherry!)

Papa with his white, and me with my Red

Decided to share a glass before we went to bed.

When out on the lawn, arose such a clatter

I spilled my wine to see what was the matter

Away to the window I flew like a flash

To see Santa Claus in a mad dash

The moon on the face of the newly poured wine
Gave the lustre of Merlot a beautiful shine.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.

With…