Once upon a time, some business types forget their reading glasses, forget their common sense and trusted their restaurant server in selecting an appropriate wine to accompany their dinner. Big mistake. Huge (quote shamelessly stolen from, Pretty Woman).
You probably saw this story about that one bottle of wine that range in at, $3,750. After one of those he-said; she-said discussions, they ended up paying only $2,000, so I guess that is a happily-ever-after. A wine in that price range should look up from the glass and blow me...kisses.
We all know restaurants take simple wines and jack the prices to heavens. But, this scenario gave me pause. The entire wine and food experience is utterly subjective. Fine. I have my own opinions and I stick.
Food and Wine periodical chimed in and basically said, get your Shiraz together and know your wine. Plus, bring your glasses when going to a la-de-da restaurant.
Wine snobbery bores the grapes out of me. It is a fun hobby for us, not to be taken seriously, at all.
Paying $50 or so dollars for a bottle of Veuve Clicquot (my fave) is a big splurge around these parts. And when it comes to red or white wine, we are usually in the range of twenty or lower for Pinot Noir.
Fun is going to Total Wine in Palm Beach Gardens and perusing the aisles for staff picks or appealing descriptions. Sometimes it is great, sometimes it is average and sometimes it goes straight down the sink.
A real find? Little plastic bottles of wine in the Publix wine section. Don't laugh. One is enough for a glass each, to be sipped by the Intra-Coastal as boats float by. They are perfectly delicious and perfect for two when you don't want to open an entire bottle.
Champagne, red or white; it is all a fun hobby and we will never take it seriously. But, we would be seriously on a rampage if a server did not make it clear that we were purchasing a bottle of wine that is over $3,000. Reading glasses be damned!
Now, let's see if the Left-Side will clash on this.
Then again, we could gab on about the virtues and prices of vodka...maybe in another blog.
Gotta dash,
Right-Side
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Left-Side...
No argument here. Wine, like life, is to be enjoyed. Not based on price, or aging, or where the grapes grew. I refer the gentle reader to the great Virginia Madsen (Maya) scene in Sideways where she talks to Miles about wine, and life:
Of course, one great scene deserves another. How about the "Are you chewing gum" moment?
Come on, RS, let's head out to Total Wine and fine some new spirits to test drive. Nothing over $10.
Cheers, all!
-- The Left Side
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