The Top Ten Reasons I Hate Wine - Two, The Embarassing Lack Of Knowledge
Some of you may know me from my wine article series I Love Italian Wine and Food, similar French and German series, and travel articles that always manage to discuss local wine and food. Its true; I really do love wine and food from Italy, France, Germany, and other countries as well. But I also hate wine and many aspects of the wine scene. Let me explain my top ten reasons for this love-hate relationship.
The unconscionable expense was already discussed in article one of this series.
Reason number two is The embarrassing lack of knowledge: Not long ago one member enlivened our wine-tasting group by asking us to identify a white wine in a blind tasting. First, I guessed that it was a Viognier. Wrong. Then I proposed Gewuertztraminer. Wrong again. I can name white wine varieties until the cows come home, especially if I get a late start, but unfortunately that wasnt the objective. One member correctly identified the variety on her first shot; it was a South American Torrontes. That might have been my thirty-seventh guess. Let me salvage my pride by informing all and sundry that I have definitely heard of Torrontes grapes and even tasted Torrontes wine. (Maybe I would be better off by pretending that I never previously tasted this grape.) I even know that it comes from South America. And, just to keep the record straight, she didnt tell us and probably couldnt tell us if the grapes came from the south side of the field. But then again neither could I.
Once upon a time a prospective wine expert would learn a series of rules, such as white wine goes with fish, fine French wines are Xwhile fine California wines are Y and that was that. Actually, like most nostalgia, the international wine situation was never quite so simple. But keeping up with todays wine world is markedly more complicated, even in comparison with the previous decade. Dozens of countries have the gall to produce excellent wines in a multitude of styles. Sometimes I just wish they would stop innovating and give me a few decades to catch up.
Here are the other reasons: No wine cellar, I cant get the bottle opened, The insomnia, Food problems, Wine snobs, Those smells and those tastes, Those colors,
Home brew, One more problem and yes The Solution.
Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine Italian, French, or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. He knows what dieting is, and is glad that for the time being he can eat and drink what he wants, in moderation. His central website is
devoted to the health and nutritional aspects of wine and its place in your
weight-loss program. His global wine website is http://www.theworldwidewine.com. Visit his other websites devoted to Italian wine, Italian travel, and Italian food.
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