There is a wonderful
article of the science and pleasures of cheap, affordable wine by Ben Panco in the current
edition of The Smithsonion.
The article begins with
"We live in a golden age of wine, thanks in part to thirsty millennials
and Americans seemingly intent on out-drinking the French. Yet for all its
popularity, the sommelier's world is largely a mysterious one. Bottles on
grocery store shelves come adorned with whimsical images and proudly proclaim their
region of origin, but rarely list ingredients other than grapes. Meanwhile,
while ordering wine at a restaurant can often mean pretending to understand
terms like "mouthfeel," "legs" or "bouquet."
"I liked wine the
same way I liked Tibetan hand puppetry or theoretical particle physics,"
writes journalist Bianca Bosker in the introduction to her new book Cork Dork,
"which is to say I had no idea what was going on but was content to smile
and nod."
You can read more at the
Smithsonion.com
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