1984 Bandiera White Zin

[Jerry D Mead]

I try never to forget that my first wine of choice was something called "Dry Sauterne," a semi-generic from Wente that is no longer fashionable (we're talking 35-40 years ago) before graduating to California chablis (then made from Chenin Blanc)...or that one of my favorite early wine discoveries was Lambrusco, albeit a somewhat more serious beverage than it is today.

Gerald Asher once said that if he had to guess the most popular wine of some day far in the future, that "...it will probably be pink, slightly fizzy and have considerable sweetness..."

Big, tannic red wines are an acquired taste...anyone can like a tasty pink wine.

JDM