{"id":1284,"date":"2019-05-31T01:38:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T01:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2019-05-31T01:38:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T01:38:32","slug":"too-many-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=1284","title":{"rendered":"Too Many Wines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are some wineries that don\u2019t offer you a lot of choice.\u00a0 In Bordeaux, for example, custom, pride and winemaking laws mean that there are only one or two wines to try, the second label and the <em>grand vin<\/em>.\u00a0 On the other hand, there are many (too many, in our opinion) vineyards that are raising all sorts of grapes, whether they are well accommodated to the <em>terroir<\/em> or not.\u00a0 While there are some exceptions, wineries that grow Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc all on their 20 acres can\u2019t possibly make them all into good wines.\u00a0 And many wineries that are more restrained in the types of wine they make have two or more tasting lists at different levels of price and quality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wines.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1285 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wines-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wines-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wines-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wines-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/wines.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo courtesy of DrinkPreneur<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The best idea is to restrict yourself to drinking the best wines available.\u00a0 But maybe you don\u2019t know what\u2019s the best, or you don\u2019t feel like spending a small fortune for a small pour, no matter how great the wine.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a few tips on dealing with overwhelming choices.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t try to taste everything.<\/strong> For one thing, you\u2019re almost guaranteed to get a lot of wine you don\u2019t like.\u00a0 For another, it\u2019s not legal for a winery to pour you that much wine.\u00a0 Especially if you\u2019ve been elsewhere beforehand, no matter how much you think you can handle, you probably can\u2019t.\u00a0 And even if you can, you shouldn\u2019t.\u00a0 Have a nice day in the country, not in a police station or worse, a hospital.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t ask what\u2019s most popular.<\/strong> There are a lot of factors that determine popularity.\u00a0 In many case it\u2019s price without regard to quality.\u00a0 Or you may be in Wine Country in hot summer weather and the most popular is an ice-cold quaff, which is no help to you if you are in the mood for a subtle Pinot Noir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Look at the prices.<\/strong> There is often \u2013 but not always \u2013 a correlation between the highest priced bottles and the best wines.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know much about the production of a particular winery, it\u2019s not a bad idea to limit your tastes to the bottom of the list.\u00a0 (The most expensive are always on the bottom.\u00a0 ) But you might also find yourself with a highly alcoholic, over-the-top wine that the winemaker was just experimenting with.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ask what\u2019s the best on the list.<\/strong> In many cases, they server can\u2019t or won\u2019t answer directly.\u00a0 If he or she is part of the ownership family, it may be like asking \u201cwhich is your favorite child?\u201d\u00a0 But if your server is an <a href=\"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=545\">educator<\/a>, he or she will answer you by asking, \u201ctell me about what kinds of wine you like\u201d.\u00a0 So if you say, for example, you like big, fruity wines with a long finish, the server may reach for the Cab and the Zin and leave the other wines below the bar.\u00a0 Or you could do it the other way round.\u00a0 Describe what you\u2019d like to taste and let the server find it for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build your own tasting list.<\/strong> Maybe you like the whites on the less expensive list and the reds on the reserve list.\u00a0 Tell your server that.\u00a0 If that person has any sense at all, he or she will seek to have a happy customer and give you what you want.\u00a0 You may pay a little more than you would otherwise for the cheaper wines, but you\u2019re more likely to go away happy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some wineries that don\u2019t offer you a lot of choice.\u00a0 In Bordeaux, for example, custom, pride and winemaking laws mean that there are only one or two wines to try, the second label and the grand 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