Comments on: a bottle of red… http://nonbreakingspace.com/scrawl/a-bottle-of-red/ a digital expression of an analog impulse Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:21:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: howard http://nonbreakingspace.com/scrawl/a-bottle-of-red/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 howard Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:56:32 +0000 http://nonbreakingspace.com/?p=2028#comment-2169 that's odd that you mention that, Colin, because two of the wines I almost went with were a Chilean and a South African -- both had really cool labels too, so they might have been satisfying on totally different levels. who know? <br><br>but thanks for the tip on WineLibrary TV. I'm checking it out now. that's odd that you mention that, Colin, because two of the wines I almost went with were a Chilean and a South African — both had really cool labels too, so they might have been satisfying on totally different levels. who know?

but thanks for the tip on WineLibrary TV. I'm checking it out now.

]]> By: Colin Devroe http://nonbreakingspace.com/scrawl/a-bottle-of-red/comment-page-1/#comment-2165 Colin Devroe Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:27:44 +0000 http://nonbreakingspace.com/?p=2028#comment-2165 I believe this goes without saying but I recommend watching my friend Gary's video podcast, <a href="http://tv.winelibrary.com/" rel="nofollow">WineLibrary TV</a>, for all of your wine-learning needs.<br><br>I will also say that if you're trying to push your palate into new territories - particularly towards a more dry and robust territory and away from the sweet, thin territory - I'd recommend going for southern regions. I'm no expert but I've found many drier wines from regions in Argentina, Australia, Chile, and other Southern Hemisphere regions (from years after 2000) to be good transitional wines for those trying to expand their tastes. I have absolutely no way of knowing why that is or if it is mere coincidence, but I thought I'd mention it.<br><br>Enjoy Howard. I believe this goes without saying but I recommend watching my friend Gary's video podcast, WineLibrary TV, for all of your wine-learning needs.

I will also say that if you're trying to push your palate into new territories – particularly towards a more dry and robust territory and away from the sweet, thin territory – I'd recommend going for southern regions. I'm no expert but I've found many drier wines from regions in Argentina, Australia, Chile, and other Southern Hemisphere regions (from years after 2000) to be good transitional wines for those trying to expand their tastes. I have absolutely no way of knowing why that is or if it is mere coincidence, but I thought I'd mention it.

Enjoy Howard.

]]> By: howard http://nonbreakingspace.com/scrawl/a-bottle-of-red/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 howard Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:25:34 +0000 http://nonbreakingspace.com/?p=2028#comment-2161 maybe I should, but as you may have already realized, I'm a little bit of a wine wimp ;) maybe I should, but as you may have already realized, I'm a little bit of a wine wimp ;)

]]> By: PJ http://nonbreakingspace.com/scrawl/a-bottle-of-red/comment-page-1/#comment-2158 PJ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:54:02 +0000 http://nonbreakingspace.com/?p=2028#comment-2158 I think you should give the A to Z another taste. I'm a red wine person, and it's one of my favorites, especially for the price. I think you should give the A to Z another taste. I'm a red wine person, and it's one of my favorites, especially for the price.

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