Around the World with Red Wine - For less than $20 a bottle
While stuck at home due to the pandemic, I decided to travel the world vicariously via trips through the red wine aisle at my favorite wine shops. My virtual travels took me to France, Spain, and South America with quick visits to Italy and a staycation in the US. I discovered varietals that took me to new places I shall return to again and again. One rule I laid down for myself was that no bottle of wine could cost me more than $20. I'd like to think that it is due to my self-awareness that I do not possess the palette to discern a $15 bottle of wine from a $100 bottle of wine. Of course, my wife might have had something to do with that as well. My focus is red wine for the simple reason that that is what I enjoy drinking. Fair warning, at best, I am half an oenophile in that I love drinking wine, but I don't really know a lot about it. This is a journey of discovery that I hope might bec...