Over the years Levi Reiss has authored ten computer and Internet books, and yet he prefers fine Italian, German, or other wine, accompanied by the right foods and good company. He loves teaching a variety of computer classes at an Ontario French-language community college. His global wine website www.theworldwidewine.com features a weekly review of $10 wines. Visit his wine, nutrition, and health website www.wineinyourdiet.com .
It's true; I really do love wine and food from Italy, France, Germany, and other countries as well. And who among us can reject a bargain? But I also hate wine and oh so many aspects of the wine scene. Let me explain my top ten reasons for this love-hate relationship. My previous articles discussed the unconscionable expense, the embarrassing lack of knowledge, no wine cellar, I can't get the ... bottle opened, insomnia, food problems, and wine snobs. This article discusses the smells and tastes of wine.
After more than two years of fairly intensive wine tasting both in and out of the classroom, I now proudly can detect more than just a floral nose when facing a white wine. And I no longer am limited to describing a red wine as fruity. I can taste the earth in a Pinot Noir, especially when I know that it's a Pinot Noir. And even more so when my glass is dirty. When it comes to tasting wine, you have possibly heard that there are no right answers. Like hell there are no right answers, often I just can't seem to find them. Nobody in their right mind would want to drink something that smells like gasoline, or would they? Yes, I know about Rieslings. At each and every wine tasting I almost hope that I'll be served a white wine smelling of gasoline. I'll be able to identify it as such right off the bat. What about cat pee? Who would ever want to drink such a concoction? And yet some Sauvignon Blancs...
I just got a great idea for a new grape variety; let's create an offspring of these two stalwarts. We'll introduce Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc to each other, get them a private dining room in a top of the line restaurant, and nine months or more likely several years later we will have a wine that combines the gustatory qualities of gasoline and cat pee. With my luck the ultimate result of such a rendez-vous would probably be, floral.
On the other hand, let's look on the positive side. I never liked green pepper in my wine. Lo and behold, most wine reviewers and wine lovers seem to share my feelings. So there still is hope. Here are the other reasons that I hate wine, to be explored shortly: Those colors, Home brew, One more problem and yes, The Solution.
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