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I agree with everything you said, except that in some countries like France, wine is -by definition- not a luxury good. And I would dare to say, that culturally
by MrGando 11y ago
I agree with everything you said, except that in some countries like France, wine is -by definition- not a luxury good. And I would dare to say, that culturally is not treated like that either.
In other places, like my country of origin Chile, wine is actually legally a luxury good. It has a luxury good tax, and it's culturally viewed as a luxury good by most of the Chilean society.
I would like wine to be a closer thing for people in my Country and here in the States. Like a good book that your local bookstore could suggest you to read could change your life. A good wine, recommended by your local -serious- cavista could change your life too.
In a society that's pretty much immersed in Fast Food and Soda, this would be like a refreshing breeze of cool air :)
- lorddoig 11y ago> A good wine, recommended by your local -serious- cavista could change your life too. Which did it for you?
- MrGando 11y agoMy adventure with wine got serious when I actually noticed that I had been drinking crap. I was fortunate to try a Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1990 like 6 years ago. That wine is from Bordeaux, and even if I don't drink Bordeaux actively anymore, it marked my life. There are a lot of wines that have marked me and my taste, and most of them are not expensive. -> Louis Antoine Luyt "País de Quenehuao" got me into natural wine. (10 bucks in Chile) -> Domaine Ostertag "Riesling" Got me into white wine. (~20 bucks?) -> Kenjiro Kagami "Poulsard" Domaine De Miroirs, showed me how edgy and how much tension a wine could have. (maybe 30 bucks) I could elaborate for hours, like good books, a lot of wines that I tasted are memories that I hold deeply in my heart. I was also lucky enough to meet a great group of people who helped me to shape my own taste, suggest new exciting stuff or even share great bottles with me...