Why love wine?
No matter how deep you go, there’s more to know
(and that’s not a bad thing)
As much as wine can be simple to learn when you’re starting, it is a deep topic. The true aficionados have long known that it is an impossible feat to know all that there is to know about wine. Each bottle is an opportunity to delve into a cultural tradition and history. Each wine variety is a small piece of the earth’s geology and biology. If you hope to never stop learning, then start learning wine.
…Because it’s an acquired taste
I won’t lie to you and tell you that wine isn’t naturally sour and sometimes bitter in taste. In truth, it’s this balance of fruitiness, acidity, bitterness, and body that makes wine such a subtle-yet-captivating beverage. Yes, it’s not always easy to consume, but then again, nothing great ever is.
…Because it’s like a micro time travel machine in a bottle
Good quality wines have an innate ability to transport you to the time (and place) they were made. Some other food products can do this (Italian tomatoes anyone?), even the novice is able to identify regional differences in wine. For this reason, wine is one of the few agricultural products that reveals its environment, or terroir (“tear-wah”). Of course, it’s not just any wine that has this ability. For some wine drinkers, a wine with a sense of place is what separates a good from a great wine.
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