Open a Bottle, Open Your Mind
I’ve written about this in the past, but it definitely bears repeating. It kills me when I hear people make comments (comments I have made myself, in the past, though I hope I’ve now changed) about how they do not like one type of wine and will. not. try. it.
Obviously, this happens fairly often with Merlot, which is why once on the tasting room menu, I began the notes for the ‘01 vintage “Forget what you know about Merlot.” Though, in actuality, it probably should have said, “what you think you know.”
Like I said, I’ve been there. Until recently, I’d skip past the Chardonnay because I’m not a fan of hugely oaky whites. However, many wineries realize there are hordes of people who feel that way, and they’re laying off the over-the-top buttery richness. And I was never one to choose Merlot when there were other wines available, though now sometimes I’ll get it just to spite those with the anti-Merlot attitude.
This all comes up again because I had a lady the other day in the tasting room stick out her tongue when she read Malbec was in our Skyline blend. So here’s a link to my column in the Jackson Free Press proclaiming reasons to give the grape a try.
April 8th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
For the record, I did buy two whites the other day. And I can’t help it if I only use cheap wine for wine cake…