Picking The Right Wine My Way

Most wine drinkers are confused when it comes to picking a wine to drink. You will here a lot about vintages, rating, points, types, labels, and food pairings. This can all be very confusing at times but really it is all about the flavor profile of the person drinking the wine. Anyone can sip on a dessert wine, but it is treating the pallet to a flavor profile that is difficult. Most say vintages matter and regions matter and about 50% of that is actually true. This is only pertinent when picking a wine from a region that actually has four seasons. When you start of you can never go wrong with a California wine and or a Washington wine because vintage does not really matter unless it is a Cabernet Sauvington which usually gets better with age or it just turns into expensive vinegar. Trust me I know I sell it for a living. These regions really only have one season which is what grapes love. So the year does not really matter, in a case it would is when selecting a European and or South American wine. When these areas really have four seasons. Australian wine has also become to be noticed because as well as California they have not been subject to for seasons. I suggest picking a California Merlot or Chardonnay to start off with and adjust your pallet from there. It is not as complicated as it sounds you do not need a wine cellar full of wine to understand it usually those with wine cellars do not understand complexity of wine because they collect it they don't taste it. 90% of the time I will ask them what types of bottles do you have and it starts of I have a 1990 Sonoma county Merlot and I think to myself if I wanted a bottle of vinegar I would go to Safeway and buy it. Don't be threatened by these types just adjust to them.

On another note I know you have chosen your wine and now need a glass. Don't worry about the glass what you drink it out of is up to you what a winemaker or a magazine tells you to drink it out of is just their perception. Let me ask you this question If you order a filet oscar and it is served to you on a round plate and it taste excellent, then I serve you that same dish on a square plate will it taste any different if everything is done exactly the same as the first dish. No their is no change in taste, I have found this to be true with wine as well to me the glass it is enjoyed from is just perception.