Something completely untoward happened to me last night. It almost never happens. It's only happened a few times before...
I opened a bottle of wine and didn't really like it!
I know, horror of horrors. It was a red, the description sounded good, but the flavours were not that great. I'm sure part of it was the sandwich I was eating it with was not complementary to red wine in general, but that doesn't usually dampen my enthusiasm for a wine.
The label described it as "bold & nostalgic - with hits of sweet red berries, creamy chocolate & black cherry" Sound good, right? Wrong. I think it's the chocolate - just doesn't suit my palette.
Now don't get me wrong - I will drink this wine. It just might take me a few evenings to get through it. Most wines I finish in 2 nights (unless I'm actually sharing with someone) but this one will be 3 or 4. It's ok on it's own, but it doesn't seems to pair nicely with anything I've eaten lately. I will suffer through it...
I don't like giving products bad reviews so I'm not going to name this wine. I'm curious if anyone out there with a pickier palette than me has had many bad wines. There is one grape in the white wine world I'm not a fan of either, can't come up with the name right now though. I will say that I will drink any and all wines unless they are actually skunky or gross - if it's just a too sweet or too dry problem I can usually work through it!
Any other winos out there? Have any great wine experiences you'd like to share? I'm always looking for new wines to try (especially if they're $12 or less!)
Toodles!
No comments:
Post a Comment