Ahh... Wine

I've been living the high lifestyle lately!

SLAP! #$%^&* PUNCH! *&^%$# KNOCK! #$#%^ *Ouch!*

Ok, now that I'm back to reality, I've really been living on bread and water. But I'm also keeping it healthy; and as they say, a glass of wine a day keeps the doc at bay. Yes, even though not having a job and not to mention even getting paid for helping my professor in research just because of my stupid interest in the research, I did have a few loose change saved up to splurge on Wine!

I went to Bar Barry's in West Lafayette on Wednesday (10% discount on Wednesday Wine ~woohoo~) and got myself some wine. Of course, not being well informed about wine tasting, my research on wine was mainly from magazines. So I got myself a bottle of Glen Ellen's 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon (a Californian wine) for $6.99. Glen Ellen because it was a familiar brand I had good experiences with (Su, Chia, remember?!) and 2002 because it was supposedly a good harvest year for Californian wines.

The verdict, smoothe, flavorful, wondeful!


At the same time, I was eyeing another bottle with a labelled "Award Winner". It was another 2002 Californian wine and being a sucker for commercial marketing, I bought it at $11.99 minus 10% Wednesday wine sale.
Verdict: REALLY GOOD... excellent in fact!!!
It was much smoother and has a very distinct fruity after-taste!

Maybe its because I'm a beginner therefore smoothe wines feel good to me as I've not acquired the taste for bolder wines. I've also learnt to eat pepperoni before drinking the wine to appreciate it! The spice in pepperoni lowers the bold taste of wine which makes it smoother to swallow yet enhances the after-taste.

If you have any wine tasting, buying, choosing or bargain tips, drop me a comment!