Over the years I have tried a large number of red and white and rose wines. My tastes have changed over that time too.
In summer, I much prefer a really chilled white.
I don't usually spend all that much on a bottle of wine. I have good look at the label first. If that attracts me, I then read what it says on the back.
Sometimes I take note of wines mentioned in the weekend magazines that come with my newspaper.
I started to keep a note of the names and types I liked. But there are so many different makers now, from so many different countries that seldom do I choose one I have previously liked. I want to try them all!
I have no particular favourite country right now. I have tried wine from many parts of the world. When I was in Brazil, I tasted some pleasant Brazilian wines, but they are not available over here.
Same in Canada, and again, not available here. Some of the Canadian wines were blends from Europe, but the Niagara area is rich in vineyards where they produce 100% Canadian wines. I particularly liked the Ice Wines.
But again, there is no market here for Canadian wines.
American wines can be bought here, usually from California. But last year in Pennsylvania, I tried some local wine there, and even brought back a red and a white from Gettysburg, a special label marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. I would like to have brought more, but sadly there are customs limits, and very low limits at that.
Recently though, I splashed out on a couple of more expensive wines....expensive for me! I bough a
La Chasse Sauvignon - Grenache at £9, and a Chateau-Neuf-Du Pape at £12.
I also opened a bottle of Lanson Champagne that was a present.
To be honest, the Sauvignon was pleasant enough. The Chateau I found disappointing. I have found more pleasant wines at lesser prices.
The Champagne thought was really nice. I would buy that myself! Thank you Fr Zebe.
So I will continue to experiment. It is a pleasant experiment!
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