Ranting on the nature of wine writing

[quijote]

I understand your frustration very much, as I know that the most celebrated wines will never, ever touch my lips. On the other hand, though, there are so many outstanding bargain ($5-$25) wines that I will never get a chance to drink, just because of time alone.

There are a couple of things (at least) you can try if you want to try to have one of the high-priced wines you've mentioned:

* Go in with three or four other people to split the cost of a bottle. I bet that if you look around, you'll find other wine-lovers who are just as frustrated as you are, and they're waiting for the chance to taste something incredible and high-priced without having to make the whole purchase on their own.

* Many people buy a cup of coffee every day, or a newspaper, or cable tv.... set aside a small amount of money per day ($.50) or per week ($1-$2), perhaps even creating a special savings account just for a special wine fund.

* Or if you have a savings account, set aside the interest (or a part of it) that you earn for a luxury wine purchase.

Just an idea or two....



[This message has been edited by quijote (edited 05-20-2003).]