New Year’s Resolution: Buy Wider, Buy Smarter
Submitted by THE WINE SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA
This is typically the time of year when we all engage in a bit of reflection: What we did right over the course of the past year, what we could have done better, and how we plan on making the most of the coming year. And if there’s one thing most of us can improve on in 2008, it’s to become more open-minded wine-buyers and more strategic collectors. If you fall into the former category, then make 2008 the year you experienced one new grape varietal or region each week: The wine world is expanding at breakneck speed, and the more open-minded you are to wines from unexpected grapes or unfamiliar parts of the world, the more drinking pleasure you’re likely to have. And the more exciting it’ll be each time you pull something off the rack or out of the cellar.