Lets talk about Wine

 I am no expert, but I enjoy tasting wines and paring them with food. I believe wine is subjective; not everyone will enjoy the same kinds of wine. When I first started buying wine I was the first to read what wine experts had to say and I was the first to purchase any wine that had a high Wine Spectator rating. However, I quickly discovered that I do not like all of the wines that received high ratings. However,  I do find Wine Spectator website to be extremely helpful in learning new things about wine. Maybe my palate is not that refined, but I buy wines that I personally enjoy and I think that is the best way to approach wine.

 There are specific steps to wine tasting that I think are helpful in identifying the flavors and types of wine one may enjoy. This is not a snobby wine blog, but instead helpful hints to start enjoying wine more. Life is too short, so join me in trying new things!

For anyone trying new wine, I suggest trying the wine first without food and then later with food. In Italy we were told that wine was made to be paired with food. Often what you eat can change the taste of the wine. My husband and I do a small tasting before dinner and then reevaluate our thoughts as we enjoy the wine with our food. ZoeBug prefers to just pour wine directly into her food and gobble up the mixture. Those are just a few suggestions that have worked for us over the years. More to come when ZoeBug actually choose a wine to go with our mushroom pasta!