Expanding your wine-aisle horizons

(written for Los Altos Town Crier)

For years I bought from basically the same two shelves in the wine aisle at my grocery store. I did this in part because I knew what I liked, but primarily because I was intimidated to try other wines. I imagined a perfectly good summer’s evening ruined by having spent my wine dollars on a poor choice.

Then I started learning more about wine and trying new things. Wow - a revelation. I reflect on the one-trick wine buyer I once was and can’t help but feel some regret. Sure my standard Chardonnay was great with the Thai Coconut Shrimp, but what if I had known to try Viognier?

When it comes to the vast world of wine, ignorance most certainly is not bliss. Following is a fool-proof plan for expanding your own wine aisle horizons.

 

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