A year later, Susanne discovers Powers Liquor Mart. Mind you, that fact alone is not significant in itself; however, the fact that this establishment hosts weekly wine tasting events, is not only significant, but guarantees that my lovely Italian wine cabinet remains relatively full.
Over the last few months, my Saturday afternoons have been shared with my BFF (that's Best Friends Forever, for those over 40), who also shares my belief that a good wine does not have to be expensive. After extensively traveling through France, Germany and Italy - where good table wine is expected and costs Euro 3.00 to fill one's own bottle - I have completely thrown my dollars=quality misguided beliefs out with the sludge. Bottom line ... remaining a wine snob would preclude me from experiencing little known wineries that produce some big, big wines.
Each week brings with it a discovery - I even sampled a Rosé (horrors!); but, while not particularly possessing a fondness for Rosés (memories of Larry Blake's in Davis, California), I did find it to be a pleasant little wine ... although it does not lie in my cabinet.
Yes, I am partial to reds, and will pair them with fish and chicken ... but my goal is to share all colors and styles as I come across an exceptional value vs flavor. Subjective? Well, of course. So feel free to send me snippets of your discoveries .....
German birth, Northern Californian schooling, and much time spent in the Napa, Mendocino, Washington, Pfalz, Alsace and Italian wine havens, have effectively conspired to turn me into a permanent oenophile. That's "lover of wines", for you hops aficionados.
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If you don't believe that wine has to be expensive to be good; if you do believe that great tasting wine can come from places not typically found on a map; if you do believe that finding a good wine, like a good partner, requires some experimentation and subtle thinking outside the box ... then join me in my quest.
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When I find someone I respect writing about an edgy, nervous wine that dithered in the glass, I cringe. When I hear someone I don't respect talking about an austere, unforgiving wine, I turn a bit austere and unforgiving myself. When I come across stuff like that and remember about the figs and bananas, I want to snigger uneasily. You can call a wine red, and dry, and strong, and pleasant. After that, watch out....
-- Kingsley Amis, Everyday Drinking
-- Kingsley Amis, Everyday Drinking
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