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Posted by mkuller on October 24, 2011 at 21:06:01:
...in the early 1980s is what got me into the finer wines.

In our wine tasting group, as I've documented here, we've done malbecs (Argentina) and Italian varietals last month - next is Spanish Riojas.

I also documented our Willamette Valley trip to Oregon last year.

I do focus on California wines because they are so accessible here, and I'm not a big fan of Italian or French terrior, which to me, many times, tastes musty and dirty.

An acquired taste, no doubt.

I haven't read the WS article, but for a guy who doesn't believe in bottle aging or storage at a low temperature, what are you going on about?

Yes, wines are less tannic and probably don't age as long as they did 20 years ago.

I'm disappointed when my California cabernets don't make it 8 or 10 years today.

People want instant gratification these days.

Robert Parker has changed winemaking so that many times what you get now is a big, alcoholic fruit bomb.

That's not all for the bad either, as you say, they are enjoyable most of the time and that's what it's all about.