2009 is a week old and by now your New Year’s hangover has worn off. The Wine Witch’s bigger wish is that you got your hangover drinking something wonderful. It is a new year and a new you and time to make your wine resolutions for 2009. Here’s what the Wine Witch is going to do.
1. I am going to have the guts to order the cheapest bottle of wine on the menu. Here’s my thinking – restaurants figure I am too embarrassed to do this, but in these times I will watch my pennies. So they take an inferior wine and mark it up to be the second or third cheapest and leave the value at the bottom alone. Betcha I am right. When I finally get the courage I will let you know.
2. Along these lines I am just going to point at the most unpronounceable listing on the menu and see what happens.
3. I am going to drink Champagne more often with pizza – on a Monday – just because
4. I am going to seek out more winemaker dinners. I always learn a lot right from the source. Since the winery is sponsoring the drink, these dinners are usually a great buy.
5. I am going to experiment with stemware. I have the basic white and red glasses. However, experts are constantly pontificating that there is a difference between a glass meant for Riesling and one meant for Chardonnay. Some how I am going to test this theory and let let you know.
6. I am going to keep my little notebook with me and take notes on new wines from first to last taste. At least I am going to try.
7. I am going to get past my wine prejudices and keep trying . No longer am I going to say “I do not like Cabernet Sauvignon”. I am going to try a bunch of them this year and I expect I am going to be pleasantly surprised a fair amount of the time.
8. I am going to drink red wine with fish and white wine with beef. Who made these crazy rules anyway?
9. I am going to seek out varietals I never tried before. A glass of Norman anyone?
10. Finally, I just plan to have fun writing this blog for another year.
Cheers!
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