How do I learn?
When You Purchase Wine – Taste Should Be Your Guide – Not Price!
Wine Beginners want to purchase wine that is considered good. As we have stated before, wine is an opinion. If you like a wine, then it is considered a good wine. It’s that simple!
You may want to buy wine that is better or more expensive for guests but enjoy less expensive vintages on a daily basis. There are a number of wines that won’t break your budget yet are well worth a try.
I’ll serve friends an $8 bottle of wine if it tastes good to me. Price is of less importance than taste. If you like a certain wine, consider buying a bottle or two to stick away in a wine rack for those unexpected guests.
I friend of mine has a great system to purchase wine when entertaining guests. She always starts out with a very nice bottle of wine. She then, goes to a discount wine or less expensive but nice wine for the rest of the evening. Works for me!
How do I Purchase Wine for a Snob!
Some of you have asked this question. So what if you have to purchase wine for that wine aficionado stopping over this weekend? When you need to buy wine that is a little over your wine beginner head, you need to head to the local retail outlet that specializes in wine. This should be a wine store.
Ask the owner or the wine buyer of the shop, what wines they recommend. They will know which wines are their best sellers versus which are not very popular, which wines are rated wines and which please a more sophisticated palate.
The problem with most wine shops around my area is the knowledge or should I say the lack of knowledge the store staff has is scary.
You will need some basic information to help you purchase wine…………
It helps knowing the types of foods you will be serving. Will you be having spicy or subtle flavors? Vegetarian dish or meat and potatoes? Sushi or spaghetti? Appetizers?
It helps you buy wine they like if you know if the person drinks red wines or white wines.
Do they drink and talk about wine often?
Check Wine and Food Pairing Chart before you to to shop to purchase wine. Good to be armed with what type of wines are recommended for the food. Just type in the entree you will be serving to get the type of wine you need.
These are important clues that will help you or an expert assess and pick the right style of wine for your table.
Read through our next Wine Success Steps then take any information you have and head out to purchase wine for your guest. Don’t be in a hurry because you may have to read some back labels.
No Good Local Wine Retailer to Buy Wine At?
It is still possible to make a nice wine purchase if you use the Internet and a little common sense. Do some quick research on Wine Specator.com (there is a smart phone application available)
You can learn about wines from a particular region – such as a California Cabernet or French Bordeaux depending on what your needs are. If you buy wine that was grown, crushed, aged and bottled in the same region or area it is a pretty safe bet it is a nice wine.
If time allows you can order wine online. My favorite online wine retailer to purchase wine is MyWinesDirect. I like this online wine retailer because there is no shipping costs. To make the free shipping work, they sell wine in increments of 6. ( mix & match 6 – 12 or 18). Their wine experts screen wines from undiscovered and under priced vineyards which is interesting and fun. Their wine descriptions also include the wine maker’s notes which helps with your wine decision as a wine beginner. I always check out the wine specials and of course wines under $15.
Okay, we got that out of the way. So lets get back to our Wine Beginners Success Steps.
Success Step Five: Buy Wines - Using the Wine Label
Success Step Six: Wine Maker - Wine Tasting Notes – Back Label
Success Step Seven: Value Wine – Wine Beginners Wine Blog
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