Grape Guy’s Pick of the Bunch: Magnotta 2002 Special Reserve White Merlot
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These days it seems that there are two kinds of wine drinkers … those who are willing to try anything and those that continue to stick with the same wine each and every time. To those of you willing to give the Bulgarian wine a shot over the much hyped Australian fruit bomb, good for you. To you one wine wonders, why not try something new – you might be surprised at what your palate will discover. What I always like to know is what kind of grape rut people find themselves in … some people will only drink Australian Shiraz or Californian Chardonnay while others prefer only Chilean Merlot or a French Beaujolais … but with all the different choices out there why limit yourself to the same old thing? Next time you’re in the liquor store hop the pond and check out something from Italy or France; move along the shelves and check out Argentina, South Africa or New Zealand; don’t just wallow around in California, look at their neighbours to the north like Oregon and Washington State. Why not even try something from your own backyard; yes I am talking about Ontari-ari-ari-o. Here’s an idea: with each visit buy one bottle of something you’ve never tried before – judge it by the label or what it’s called; try asking a staff member or a perfect stranger or even pick a price point your comfortable with and try finding something within it; you’re bound to come up with something interesting – you might be surprised by what you find – heck you might even find your new favourite wine while expanding your horizons … and if it turns out you don’t like it, well there’s always your same old same old, but at least you tried something new – and that’s the fun of being a wine drinker: Discovery is the best part of the trip … or maybe you think I should just blow it out my … but I don’t think so - see you next time.
Grape Guy’s Pick of the Bunch : Magnotta 2002 Special Reserve White Merlot With all this great weather we’ve been having it makes me think of the summer ahead and what I’ll be sipping out on the patio – this one is a perfect candidate for the fridge this summer – a rose with a little something extra … imagine the colour of apricots with apple and cinnamon aromas with slightly pronounced apple taste, and best of all not overpoweringly sweet, I would guess about a 3 or 4 on the sugar code, just enough sweetness to bring out that great summertime feeling that everything is perfect in the world – or at least on your patio. Speaking of perfect this wine would perfectly match with grilled salmon though I would recommend grabbing a couple of bottles, cause you’ll finish the first one while bbqing that salmon.
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