I’ve always thought of drinking wine to be an adult activity. You know, something that adults do. Having a glass of wine with dinner, ordering wine when out for a meal…it’s just not something that I’ve ever really done. I’m the girl who drinks juice with dinner and when out at a restaurant orders a Sprite. Seriously, Sprite. Not because I’m opposed to drinking, but because I’ve just never been much of a drinker – even in social settings, it’s rare that I indulge.
However, lately, wanting to fill a touch more sophisticated, I’ve been trying to become a bit of a wine drinker. This means that every few weeks, after a little bit of research, I buy a bottle of wine and have a glass with my dinner. (Side note: wine makes me incredibly sleepy and I usually fall asleep on my sofa immediately after drinking. I’m a total light weight.) Here’s the thing: I have no palette. All white wines taste them same to me as do all reds. I swirl it in the glass, take a light inhale of the aroma, take a small sip and let it sit on my tongue (I’ve read that’s what you’re supposed to do), then swallow…and then repeat the steps in rapid succession 2-3 more times afterwards because I have no palette and am sure I’m missing something. Sweet? Dry? From an oak barrel? From Italy? South Africa? California? Ontario? Doesn’t matter. All tastes the same. Gah!
But alas, I have not given up yet. I’m still experimenting and trying to figure this all out so I wanted to ask you all for some recommendations – what’s your go-to bottle of wine? And what do you normally pair it with? I’m totally open to your suggestions and recommendations!
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Do you like sweet or dry? I think Brotherhood Riesling is a nice – ease in to wine – drink. Apothic Red is dry but smooth. Sweet Ciconia is … sweet 🙂
I have a friend who is a wine chemist, and his suggestion was that when you don’t know “anything with a wallaby on it” is a good choice. So that’s basically anything Yellowtail. I’ve liked everything I’ve had from Yellowtail.
actually, wine tasting is kind of fake. studies have shown that people don’t really know the difference between different wines.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jun/23/wine-tasting-junk-science-analysis