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Bigger the price tag, better the wine?
I always assumed that wine had to be expensive in order to be good. I figured this was a safe assumption considering cheap hard liquor tastes exactly like what it is- cheap hard liquor. And the cheap stuff is never good, no matter what you mix it with! It's not that way with wine with the exception being: cheap or expensive, because nothing really mixes good with wine.
(I don't care what my mom says about the 1970's and home made wine coolers.) To my surprise what I have found is that while a more expensive bottle of wine will often times taste better, you don't have to drop a ton in order for the wine to be a good-quality bottle. One thing that I must say for all the newbie's out there, don't go out and buy a bottle of wine just because of the costly price tag. Do some homework and by homework I mean taste some wine. Best kind of research involves drinking right? Sigh... reminds me of college. (Sorry Mom) So go out wine tasting with your friends. Mix it up a little. Instead of going bar hopping Friday night, like you always do, go out wine tasting. There are many local wine bars with staffs that are more often than not incredibly friendly and very helpful. I promise you you will have some fun and you might even learn something about wine too. In all seriousness, what I have learned is that price is the lease accurate barometer for quality but it's a place to start. But if you're looking to buy a bottle tonight and don't have time to do any research generally a mid-range bottle is a safe buy.
For those that live in the East Bay there is a wonderful establishment in Walnut Creek, the Artisan Wine Lounge & Cafe. The feeling of the lounge is very laid back yet with a chic and modern influence. For directions and further information visit them at http://artisanwl.com/index.html.
Posted by WLW on March 31, 2008 4:02 PM | Permalink
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