Wednesday, August 29, 2007

why wine


people have asked me why i love wine so much. it is an easy answer. but also difficult. it depends what you wanna know. i guess it starts at home. my dad being a winemaker and all. so wine has never been a vague concept to me. i grew up with it. over time i developed a sense of appreciation. the drink of the gods. who would not be interested. every bottle a masterpiece. a work of art. time. effort. passion. thought. perseverence. that is what it takes. sometimes more of the one. less of the other. but i think my main reason for loving this product is because i believe what you drink says something about you. it is an expression of who you are. whether you are willing to spend a lot of money on good quality. or not. wines for every occasion. it tells a story. it creates a story. it is a story. every wine has a personality. a sense of direction. an age. a lifecycle. a time to live. and a time when it lives no more. it hass so many faces. many smells. many tastes. layers and layers waiting to be discovered. are you willing to discover. discover with your senses. discover the reality of taste. smell. and the sensation of cream. soft velvet running down your throat. the seduction the bubbles of champagne brings. the genre of loving with a velvety red infront of a cracking fire. a crisp white to refresh after a long sunny day. wine for summer. wine for winter. wine with food. wine by itelf. wine in food. wine that is serious. wine that is playful. wine that wants to impress. wine that just wants to be. wine that wants to be paraded. wine that only wants to be drunk. so lets us raise our glasses and solute a friend. a confident. sante.

3 comments:

Vicki said...

Raise your glass to Chef!

Unknown said...

You have the gift to make something great into something sounding extra-ordinary! I raise my glass with you!

Corné said...

Aye, I'll join you in that toast!