Top Ten Tips for Wine Buyers
We’ve all done it, that glassy eyed stare at a store shelf like a deer in headlights, analyzing and contemplating which wine to buy. With experience this exercise gets easier, but I still come back to these moments on occasion, especially when I’m ‘just looking’. If you are the same, fear not, for the Duluth News Tribune has assembled a nice list of the ten things you should think about when buying wine. The tenth tip is worth quoting here, as the words ring so true for those who have felt it’s bitter effect:
10. Above all else, always remember that the wine isn’t a bargain if you don’t like it.
Amen.
Read [Deluthnewstribune.com]
January 31st, 2006 at 3:28 pm
Interesting to me was a section from point number 2: “less-great wines from the same house can offer plenty of taste for a lot less”
Even though wine regions all around the world are producing fantastic wines, there is still that subtle reference to the wine houses of france.
At least they hit the nail on the head when suggesting that you ask your retailer for help, thats the best first step really.
January 31st, 2006 at 3:39 pm
I completely agree Murray, and it gets even better when the retailer learns your likes and dislikes and helps you find those gems no one knows about yet.