Experiencing the nature of Wine
Posted by: rodney2518
21st Nov 2008 11:47pm
I have never been a connoiseur of wine, nor did it appeal to me in my younger years, but through varied social gatherings, I embraced it maybe through curiousity or inspiration.It is not something I have to have but, the different social gatherings of people, intrigues me and I am inquisitive in the learning department. Go figure!
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Rose
Pretty much what happened with me with wine,I wanted to get an interest in something back in 96 and I stumbled onto wine and learnt all about the makings of it and all the process from start to getting it to the table and I was hooked,I'm not an everyday drinker but I do look forward to the wine when I meet with family and friends and of coarse after a hard Saturday's yard jobs,just to sit back,relax and indulge.Heaven
suzieq
I find I can take it or leave it. I do enjoy a wine when socialising, but sometimes don't feel like drinking at all. I don't have the expertise of fine wines as I am not a true red or white wine drinker, I go for mainly sweet wines and sparklings, yum!
de
i belong to a great wine club that might interest you. i can give you my contacts number if thats the sort of thing your looking for. he imports wine you can't buy in the shops
neety
Sometimes there are food and wine fairs where you buy "tokens" and then visit the stalls of different wineries and sample their wine for a token. That can teach you about the wine because you often speak to the person who made the wine. Maybe you could do a wine appreciation course at a local college or something? One thing that gets me is the description on the wine bottles - chocolate, blueberry, grass flavours. Who comes up with these descriptions?! :)
carton
We should understand more wine culture in this dynamic world. Really helpful in some instances
mermaid
The annual Wine & Food events occur in every state during the summer and sometimes winter periods. This is a good time to experiment for a fraction of the cost. In Melbourne a wine week is held to showcase new and existing products, the cost is around $25 included in the cost is a tasting sheet, this is a great way to learn from the producers and also share with other tasters!
natters
Me neither, I splurged out on some wine and I'm still trying to finish a set of 6 reds and 6 whites. I have finished 2 bottles of wine out of 12, so possibly I shouldn't be in this category.
Velsy
My partner has gotten into it fairly heavily in the past few years (and not just the drinking part!) by going to fine wine nights and even having a few at home with some of our couple friends. We all bring a bottle of wine worth about $40-50 and give our own opinions about what flavours we taste etc. It's a good night and we can see what some of the fuss is about these wines!
seanbsydney
Like you I never really was 'taught' to enjoy wine as a leisurely exercise, but now I enjoy buying and tasting it - though I usually buy cheap & leave the connoiseurs to buy the good stuff ;-) - my philosophy is if it tastes right to me then it's a good buy. Maybe I'd like to learn more, but then I don't think I could afford to buy what I learnt about!
de
get a group of friends together at you home and i will give you the nqame of a guy that will answer all of your questions, and he will do a tasting for you and your friends as well. I've been with them now for 5 years and they have info nights when they introduce you to a new wine and what to eat with it. we're off on the kookaburra queen for our xmas party and this year they are also supplying champange . you place the order and it gets delivered to your home
rodney2518
Dear seanbsydney, I agree, but , when endulging with company at a restauraunt in sydney, I purchased a midrange priced red wine($44) which my wife chose for me at the time, and didn't think much of it until consuming with our meals and wow! Do you beleive I don't recall the name of it nor the meal we had with it(pathetic), but, both the meal and the wine married and it was unbeleivable and also left such a great after taste! Silly me for not remembering for future reference.Hopefully I'll fluke it in the near future!
Wellygaz
Wine mag reviews are a good way to find great wines at low prices.
solstice
Arrange for a group of people to attend a winery trip and do some educational tasting or attend a wine appreciation evening it will assist you in developing your pallette as well as helping you understand the wine you like and possibly why you like it.