A Final Verse with Some Wonderful Insights

Apparently Bill St. John is retiring from wine writing...and the shame of it is that I have never read his work before and from this piece I think that I may have missed a lot of good insights.

But one thought he put to words stuck with me the most..."I've learned that wine is less an alcoholic beverage and more a food, and that its proper, perhaps indispensable, place is at the table with other foods. Even a little bit of it enhances a meal in a manner disproportionate to its volume."

I have to say that for my wife and I this is very close to the philosophy that we embrace. The few times when we don't share a bottle of wine during our dinners we miss something. The meal is more rushed...there seems to be less conversation..especially during what would be our 2nd glass of wine...where we share the happenings of our day.

Whether you share an expensive bottle nightly or simply an inexpensive, mass produced wine doesn't matter. What does matter is that you are enjoying it. For most of us, it is somewhere in between. I hope that every wine drinkers tries our method. Have a glass of wine during your meal but save a glass for after the meal...you'll find that the wine has opened and tends to be more enjoyable but savor the moment as much as the wine.

Talk...have a conversation...embrace life and the wine! Enjoy both.

Wine lovers unite!

https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/sc-food-0724-wine-farewell-20150721-column.html

Mark Norman

Lifetime Wine Lover, mostly retired wine professional. Future Centenarian living a focused life! Experimenting in nutritional farming for the purpose of living a healthy lifestyle, fulfilling a vision and a passion!

9 年

Thank you Kathleen.

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Kathleen Dillon Matson

Tasting Room Manager at Galen Glen Winery, LLC

9 年

So true. Great advice.

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