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having come to that realization myself, that's more or less what i tell people who are new to wine. but i added something: learn how to describe what you like (
by jnazario 12y ago
having come to that realization myself, that's more or less what i tell people who are new to wine. but i added something: learn how to describe what you like (or don't like) so that you can find new wines to try and are likely to enjoy. figure out how to communicate, say, a certain flavor with the term "tannin" or "oak" and when you talk with a wine expert you can learn new varietals to try.
since i've done this (in the past ten years) my enjoyment of wine has gone up.
- bane 12y agoYeah exactly, all the varietals and vintage and flavor descriptions are basically just ways of narrowing the window to help you find something you might like. For example, I tend to like wines with medium tannins and oak flavor, deep plum and tobacco notes. If there's spice flavors or not I'm also fine. I find I usually can find what I want in Chilean Cabs, and have less luck with other wines. However, I've liked other kinds of wines too. Where I live the local Cabs are generally terrible, but the local Chambourcins, which have few of the qualities I generally look for, are good drinks too.