June 29 2006
I finished up part II of the wine/cork project. This is the third one I’ve completed. I have no idea what I’m going to do with three of these things except to use them for very ostentatious and oversized trivets when we have a party.
Nonetheless, they are interesting to look at in totality because it does represent a pretty good chunk of my recent wine drinking life.
A couple of revelations: #1) I drink more regional and local wine than I thought #2) I’ve drunk more La Boca Malbec from Trader Joe’s than I thought. #3) I prefer a cork on my bottle; I previously didn’t think I cared, but I actually do. I want a cork, preferably a real one #4) I found one cork from a Beaujolais Nouveau and aside from the novelty of it and the fact that I like to say "Beaujolais" for the way it rolls off my tongue I think it sucks as a drinkable product #5) Only one wine out of the whole lot had a bad seal--Gaia Wines, a now defunct Indiana winery #6) For my money Bogle and Rosenblum turn out consistently above-average wines #7) On the whole, I feel my palate turning more expensive and I’m fighting it ...
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