Every year for a while now, my father has sent a case of wine to Tiffany at the end of the year/for Christmas. He picks the twelve bottles himself, though sometimes some of them are multiples (if he really likes the wine, I suppose). This year's case arrived today, and here is the haul:
Year | Wine | Grape | Region, Country
1996 Château Labégorce Lédé - Bordeaux - Margaux, France
1997 La Bastide Dauzac - Bordeaux - Margaux, France
1997 Chateau Langoa Barton - Bordeaux - St. Julien, France
1998 Les Bruliéres de Beychevelle - Bordeaux - Haut-Médoc, France (2 bottles)
2000 Jean-Luc Colombo Les Bartavelles - Rhône - Châteuneuf du Pape, France
2000 Château Gloria St. Julien - Bordeaux - St. Julien, France
2001 Castello Banfi Cum Laude - blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese, and Syrah - Montalcino, Italia
2002 Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo - Cabernet Sauvignon - Chile
2002 Navarro Correas Colección Privada - Malbec - Mendoza, Argentina
2003 Trapiche - Cabernet Sauvignon - Mendoza, Argentina
2004 Crios de Susana Balbo - Rose of Malbec - Mendoza, Argentina
I think Tiffany would be happier if I drank wine, because then we could enjoy it together. As it is, she has to take it to parties, or wait until someone visits. I shall have to consider it.
That sounds like you eschew wine not out of any personal inclination, but as a matter of policy. :) Do you dislike the taste, or...?
Well, yeah, I do sort of dislike the taste (though I understand, and believe, that I would get over it). But I did a lot of drinking in high school (Hi Mom!) and kind of got it out of my system. That, and a known tendency towards obsessive behavior, has kept me away from drinking since then.
But I can see a day when I might have a glass of wine as just one part of a palette of flavors in a meal.