"an aroma redolent of fruit blossom, lemon/lime, granny smith apple and wet stone"
Could there be a more beautiful description? When it comes to wine, I don't know a lot. My family are huge wine drinkers and like most things related to my family, I somehow managed to stay on the outside of it. Not that I don't love wine, I simply don't know a lot about it.
But I know what I like, mostly citrus and berry tasting white wines. I like a lot of Ontario Rieslings. And I think New Zealand's Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc is a revelation... guava and mango-tinged wine? Hell yes! My recent Ontario favourite (as of Saturday night) is 13th Street Winery. I feel like a field trip is order!
I sometimes wander into the LCBO and wonder what it would be like to know that complex world, to browse row after row, not making my ultimate decision based on a funny formula of label, price and description. I put it on the list of things I might learn about, get inside of. But part of me likes where I am, without the burden of context and comparison, just liking the immediate taste, the colour, the feel of the glass in my hand, the company that gathers when I open a bottle.
A field trip is definitely in order! That wine was amazing and the location looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI, too, know what I like. Also mostly citrus and berry-tastes. Cloudy Bay is often in my house. I am no expert and happily rely on my local bottleshop owner to make recommendations. I keep meaning to write down what he sells me but I never do!
ReplyDeleteIt is too easy to get caught up with the name brands ,the good wines....But really the only thing that should count is do you enjoy drinking it while talking with friends or reading a book or magazine after a long day.I live in B.C and they are talking about opening the province up so we can order wine from other provinces. I can't wait. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds nice for a warm spring day.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever had Canadian wine. I'll have to keep my eyes open for some next time I'm at the shop.
I used to be intimidated by all I did not know about wine, but then I had a fun-filled girls' trip to Napa and Sonoma and realized that, as with most things, it's all about practice. Lots and lots of practice. :)