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How To Think Differently About Wine in 2023
…especially when choosing what wines to buy.
Many of us are probably often choosing the same type of wines made with the same grapes because if we find something we like it is easy to continue drinking more of that. Therefore, I want to challenge you to the “Drink Wine Differently Challenge” in 2023. My idea is to challenge ourselves to choose wines outside our comfort zones.
My three “Drink Wine Differently Challenge” steps are:
- Choose wine from Another country/Another continent
- Choose wines made with different grapes
- Choose environmentally conscious wines
Choose Wine from Another country /Another continent
This can be tricky depending upon where you live but, still, I think it is possible to make smaller shifts in how you select which wines to buy. Let’s say you mainly drink wines from France, then why not start trying wines from Austria or Spain instead? And, if you mainly drink wines from the US, why not start choosing wines from South America or Australia instead?
I challenge you to try the opposite of which country/countries you normally drink wines from.
Choose Wines Made with Different Grapes
The strategy is the same as above if you usually drink a lot of wine made with Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and other French grapes then start trying wines made with completely different grapes. Why not choose wines made with Riesling, St. Laurent, or Portugieser, or why not Fetească Neagră from Moldova or Romania? Other options could be Piedirosso from Campania in Italy or perhaps Xinomavro from Greece. For Turkish grapes, see Andrea Lemieux’s website.
There are so many options to choose from, the decision is up to you.
