My recent post describing the wines I enjoyed in 2007 revealed that I am not as diverse as I could be in my consumption of wine. I tend to favor certain types of wine to the exclusion of others. If the wines I drank last year were an investment portfolio, a good financial advisor would tell me that I need to diversify.
What did I tend to stay away from? Sauvignon Blanc from anywhere but France, sparkling wine without a celebration, Australian wine of any kind and Spanish wine that cost more than $12 per bottle. As I reflect on this and try to come up with an explanation it seems to be my preconceived notions. (Please don’t tell Gary Vaynerchuk on me!) The unfortunate part of this is that I haven’t been drinking wine all that long. But in five or six year’s time, I’ve already become set in my ways and haven’t tried many new things.
Now I’m not going to make this a New Year’s Resolution but I do think it’s something I need to change. After all, it was the diversity of wine that drew me to this hobby in the first place. So if you see me browsing bottles in a wine shop and I seem to be standing in front of the same racks I always look at, just walk over and remind me that I need to diversify. And just so I don’t have to feel alone in my rut, what wine have you been ignoring?
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I'm with you in ignoring Australia, Jeff. I have a few bottles from the mid-90's chilling in the cellar but I've bought virtually nothing from Oz since. I know it's a gross generalization, but the wines that I have tasted in passing since then have been far from compelling -- mostly just fruit and alcohol bombs. I'm sure there's some more interesting, retrained stuff from somewhere Down Under. But I've plenty of other eggs to hatch.
Your two descriptors are exactly what I don't like about Australian wine. And like you, I'm sure there are good ones out there, but I'd rather spend my money on other wine. What bottles do you have from the 90's?
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