Taste and expand the palate

A few years ago I put down the Sam Adams and picked up the vino. As my fellow middle aged neighbor says, "Wine gets me to where I need to be without punishing me in the morning." It started with a $10 Cabernet from Chile that the WSJ wine writers rated delicious. I found the suggested wine (Montes Reserve 2004) at my local wine store and have not stopped exploring the wine world since. I had no idea how lucky I was to actually find the suggested wine right down the street. I've since learned that you seldom find the wines you read about - to say nothing of a $10 wine that is rated delicious!

Anyway, me and Mrs. Vino tried to rate our evening wines by using a spreadsheet. I'm a CPA afterall. But the spreadsheet was as lifeless as my profession and I was never motivated to update it. Well how about a blog? We drink about 4 bottles a week (maybe more:) and I figure it will be fun to see what we can come up with for comments. My comments will be nuanced and diplomatic. Mrs. Vino will get right to the point.....Bing, Bang, Boom....and let us all know what this wine tastes like. (Those of you who know us get this - and who else would read this anyway!)

I'm into trying to pick out the various smells and tastes in the wine. (Like those guys in the Mikes Twisted Lemonade commercial who are making fun of guys like me!) With each wine I'll comment on what I get. If I can keep this going, we'll see if my palette can indeed expand. At 46, I'm not sure how much potential I have, but we'll see. I won't lie. If I don't detect any particular fruits or aromas then I won't comment on them. Hey no one is paying me to drink these wines.