Pick a Favorite

                While it is never good to get stuck in a rut and ignore new things in favor or what is familiar, it is still a good idea to have a few favorite wines.  Not only does having a favorite or two ensure that you never go without a good wine in your home but in the search for your favorite you may just try a few new wines.  No one can deny the good in trying new things.  A good way to try these wines is to attend a few wine tastings; they can be a friend’s, a vineyard’s or even can be at a local wine store.  If you find a wine that you like than fill your four bottle wine tote with it.
                Few people are willing to buy more than two or three of a wine, even one they like.  Even though having a good supply of excellent wines is a good thing to have.  Think about all the situations where it would be nice to have a reliably good wine already in your house.  If you get the urge to make a nice dinner, you already have a wine to go with it.  This isn’t being stuck on the old, it’s just having a favorite.