For most people, wine is simple: They drink anything that pleases them.
But if you think of it as relating to the time of year, it can be linked to the four distinct seasons we all live through.
Spring is about renewal; I think of it as sauvignon blanc weather. Spring is when last year’s sauvignon blanc is released as a fresh-as-a-daisy offering.
Summer heat calls for a cooling rose. Fall and its briskness is for lighter reds like Beaujolais and zinfandel. Heavier reds take center stage as winter’s cold approaches. Diverse styles for different weather patterns.
While it’s still cold, we focus on heavier reds, which warm us. But now is when my thoughts often turn to another area of our cellar that probably doesn’t exist in many other wine cellars: a rack of 40 bottles of great old sherries I have collected since the mid-1970s…. Source
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