The Wine Guy Uncorked

It is a glorious day and I am in love with life.  We often say we “love” – our car, our house, our yard, our boat, our friends, sometimes our job, but love is a word that has been used and misused for centuries. When we use the word for our children it is all encompassing. When it is used to describe our feelings for another it recaptures emotions we feel – a glorious chemistry that we wished we could bottle. In essence – that is the basis for this column. Love in a bottle or love shared.

Fine wine is usually made by a wine maker who is passionate about his or her work utilizing grapes grown with loving care. Wine should be enjoyed with another. It tastes best if you share it with friends or someone you love.

Recently, at a wine seminar I was conducting I was asked the typical question: “What is your favorite wine? ” I always had the answer for a white wine – Joseph Drouhin Le Montrachet Marquis de la Guiche 1985, but this wine is all gone and after that almost any vintage of Le Montrachet will do as a favorite. I am also extremely fond of  Corton Charlemagne)  For my red wine response I used to respond -” Quintessa, a Napa Valley Meritage” Then I tasted Clark-Claudon made by friends of mine. This  may be, for me, the perfect red wine. It is the embodiment of “love in a bottle” and must be shared with friends or a loved one. Come by Elizabeth’s and taste this incredible wine. We are the only restaurant and wine shop in the world to offer it by the glass. Clark-Claudon is the wine I drank after an “H” storm  blew through town. Before the storm’s arrival I had a glass of Krug Champagne and then copious quantities of our “House” Champagne- Perrier- Jouet.

Am I alone in my love of wine? I don’t think so. There have been songs and quotes about wine throughout history. (more…)