Cindy and I cower in the dark recess of the kitchen, afraid someone will discover the delectable Mascarpone-Pear mousse we created and we’ll have to share. It’s so luscious we’re giggling as if intoxicated. Visions of using it in a mousse cake with a pistachio crème insert accompanied by a glass of wine swirl in my head. “Hmm…Moscato is perfect with the pear and mascarpone, but…given the pistachio this needs a strong red.”

“Yeah,” Cindy agrees with idolatry for the mousse. Her eyes flair. “Like a good Cab.”