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Any suggestion on how to get started on this wine collecting/appreciation hobby? I have a whole stack of Wine Spectator collecting dust in my house but am still dazed and confused. I normally pick my bottles at random based on their recommendations. I need a "game plan"!Any input appreciated!
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...and then explore similar wines. If you're overwhelmed by the sheer volume of stuff out there then keeping the scope narrow helps one to focus. When I was just starting out I would explore Rhônes for a while, California zins for a while, Gris du Toul for a while, etc., etc. Eventually you start getting the bigger picture by fitting the individual pieces of your own tastes into a coherent whole, but that's too much to expect to do right off the bat.And have fun--there's a lot of great stuff out there to be discovered.
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There is no Gris du Toul. Who said there was? It all sucks.
I'm drinking Gris du Toul right now, with a veal chop, and I assure you it does not suck in the least.
I've never tried that combination, but usually go for my Gris with a Quiche Loraine. Like Chris, I have long drank and loved the wines from this region.
God, I would hate to think what Amelia Bedelia would do with that subject line.
Hello Phantom!When I started out collecting wine last year, I just bought whatever had the highest scores. It's very easy to do it that way. Then I started finding wines with high scores but I couldn't pronounce their names because they were from places like France and Spain and Italy and other regions that weren't Napa or Sonoma.
It was all very mystifying (not to mention dazing and confusing) to me until I decided to focus on one area at a time. When I wanted to learn about France, I bought a French cookbook that was divided up by regions and would try new recipes with wine from that particular region. It was great, because Cahors doesn't taste so good unless you're drinking it with food from the area. Same thing with some of the weirder Rhone wines- the traditionally styled wines don't taste right unless you serve them with food of their original locale. This works well too with Italian wines or any wine from a culture where they grow things and cook them.
Of course, this whole idea goes out the window if you're just buying wine based on points because those wines are mainly manufactured to score points and taste good in blind tastings. Keep in mind that there are some wines you buy to drink and other wines you buy to collect. Collecting is fun early on but eventually you'll want to drink 'em up!
Ciao-
Eden
PS: Don't forget to get a copy of Hugh Johnson's Wine Atlas and Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes. They'll answer all sorts of questions that you'd have never thought to ask!
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