Selecting A Fine Wine
Individual preferences in wine tends to vary a huge amount. There are a numerous variety of types to choose from which can make it tricky if you have no idea what you are looking for.
If you are buying wine for someone else, as a gift or to take along with you when invited for lunch or dinner, the best idea is to find out from the recipient or host what kind of wine they like best to avoid presenting anyone with a bottle that they are not going to enjoy. No matter how well it is recommended, an expensive bottle of Shiraz is is unlikely to be a hit with a person who adores nothing but Chardonnay.
It is much easier selecting a bottle for your own enjoyment. Whether a wine has won an award or has been highly recommended is pretty irrelevant unless you actually love it.
It can take a bit of time and experimentation to find your favourite kind of wine, but you will enjoy the journey and realise immediately that it is the one, when you find it. Whilst you are experimenting, stick to the cheaper bottles, as there is little point spending money on expensive bottles before you have worked out what you really like. If a bottle of wine is not your 'type', you are unlikely to really enjoy it no matter how expensive it is. Individuals have an immediate emotional response when they taste a wine that they love. This is when suddenly, you will understand the absolute passion so many individuals have for great wine.
The term 'fine' wine, means different things to different individuals and there would appear to be no clear definition. A fine wine is any bottle costing over 10 to many individuals. Another person would not think a wine fine unless it cost them more than 30.
As a word, 'fine' gives the impression of that a product is of excellent quality, but this too is subjective because one person's perception of quality will be totally different to another. Lots of companies have developed a great reputation and market their products as high end based on past excellence and not the quality of the wine on its individual merit.
Although there is often some merit in an incredible track record, this is not 100% reliable. The bottom comes to line when it comes to identifying a great bottle of wine, is personal taste. If you think a wine is fine, then that is your opinion and for you, that is what it is! Personal experience will guide you to a favourite.
Joining a wine club will give you access to a variety of select wines at a reduced cost, or you could pop into your local wine store and find out what is on offer.
If you are buying wine for someone else, as a gift or to take along with you when invited for lunch or dinner, the best idea is to find out from the recipient or host what kind of wine they like best to avoid presenting anyone with a bottle that they are not going to enjoy. No matter how well it is recommended, an expensive bottle of Shiraz is is unlikely to be a hit with a person who adores nothing but Chardonnay.
It is much easier selecting a bottle for your own enjoyment. Whether a wine has won an award or has been highly recommended is pretty irrelevant unless you actually love it.
It can take a bit of time and experimentation to find your favourite kind of wine, but you will enjoy the journey and realise immediately that it is the one, when you find it. Whilst you are experimenting, stick to the cheaper bottles, as there is little point spending money on expensive bottles before you have worked out what you really like. If a bottle of wine is not your 'type', you are unlikely to really enjoy it no matter how expensive it is. Individuals have an immediate emotional response when they taste a wine that they love. This is when suddenly, you will understand the absolute passion so many individuals have for great wine.
The term 'fine' wine, means different things to different individuals and there would appear to be no clear definition. A fine wine is any bottle costing over 10 to many individuals. Another person would not think a wine fine unless it cost them more than 30.
As a word, 'fine' gives the impression of that a product is of excellent quality, but this too is subjective because one person's perception of quality will be totally different to another. Lots of companies have developed a great reputation and market their products as high end based on past excellence and not the quality of the wine on its individual merit.
Although there is often some merit in an incredible track record, this is not 100% reliable. The bottom comes to line when it comes to identifying a great bottle of wine, is personal taste. If you think a wine is fine, then that is your opinion and for you, that is what it is! Personal experience will guide you to a favourite.
Joining a wine club will give you access to a variety of select wines at a reduced cost, or you could pop into your local wine store and find out what is on offer.
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