Ok, here's the scoop. I've been on a wine journey for a while. As time has passed and my palate has evolved, I've found wine drinking has become somewhat of a hobby. Many of my wine drinking friends have experienced the same - which was part of the genesis for this blog. I figured if I enjoyed trying different types of wine and wanted to communicate about it, there must be many others.
So, here's the challenge. 52 bottles in 52 weeks. The label must be one I've never tried before.
Now I realize I'm a baby in the wine world. I'm not a sommelier. I don't have a wine cellar. Im just a middle aged women who truly enjoys a glass of wine and I love to share. I don't like drinking wine out of a paper or plastic cup. This actually bothers me a little bit when I fly. I do occasionally fly first class, but since Im typically in coach, I have put some thought into bringing my own glass on the plane. I'm obviously not a wine snob, but I know what I like when I taste it. I don't care if it's in a box or a bottle, I am willing to try it and won't deny it if I love it.
Throughout these 52 weeks, Im looking forward to trying everything from Napa Valley to South African and beyond. What a glorious year this will be. I saw a movie a while back with a similar premise except the woman in the movie was cooking 365 dishes from the Julia Child cookbook. I actually enjoyed that movie, but like my idea much better. I wish I had to stamina to try 365 bottles in a year, but really don't want to end up in AA. So 52 sounds perfect to me.
So, it begins this Thursday May 26th. The first bottle.....What to choose...Hmmm....My methodology will be to meander the isles of such magnificent retail stores as Whole Foods, Wegmans, Harris Teeter and Total Wine. I also plan on Trader Joes, World Market, etc. Actually, I will be the look out for wine wherever I am and will buy whatever label catches my eye. They say you shouldn't choose a book by it's cover. I assume the same could apply to wine, but that's exactly what I am going to do. I will keep the price less than $30, but have no qualms about buying something for less than $5. I'm planning on having whatever wine I choose with my evening meal so Im excited to see how the wines taste on their own, as well as how they are (hopefully) complimented by the meal I prepare - or in some cases the meal I purchase.
Unless my husband is helping me, it's not likely that I will polish off a bottle in one evening, so Im also excited to see how the wine will change over the course of a week. Even though I always use a vacuum pump when I have some wine left over - the wine still changes.
So, to my fellow wine lovers, wherever you are - we are off on a journey. This should be fun!!
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