we do not claim any particularly deep knowledge of wines [though we have a dream of suffixing "MW" to our name one day]. however we do know what we like and our tastebuds are firmly within the hexagone! not for us the plonk dished out in our native land or in the land of the free. nor for us the stuff coming up from down under. the occasional zinfandel has titillated our buds but only when someone else is paying!
its not just drinking the wine. its also about the traditions, the lingua franca of the amateur du vin, the entire experience...and yes its also about our cultural underpinnings, our values and perhaps our desire for association. and we will never drink for the sake of drinking, for advertising to the world that we are above the pedestrian in our lifestyle!
so while the rest may mangle grapes with their feet [heathen habits still exist unfortunately] we shall listen to the soft sigh of a cork being pulled from a bottle [a sound akin to a kiss from someone we love], the gentle gurgle of the amber liquid as it decants into a glass and inhale the heady bouquet.
we daresay there are harder ways to spend a day!
