I Drink Wine

I have traveled through a good portion of the United States, Canada and Mexico. Heck I even flew to Australia. Everywhere I've been I love to stop and sample the local wines. I feel you can meet quite a few "winos" (LOL) that way. There have been many wines that I have grown to adore...many of which come from the Oregon and Washington State areas. There is something about the volcanic soil that rounds out the grapes so beautifully. Often when I'm shopping for wines, I run into novelists that ask for my opinion, and depending on their tastes I tend to steer them towards those wines.

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nerdynerd · 61-69, M

The "local" part of "local wine" can be fascinating sometimes. I remember sampling wines at a winery in New Mexico. The Burgundy and the Chablis were pretty mediocre. But then I tasted the Chamborino, named after the grape that was indigenous to the area. It was spectacular (and of course, not available anywhere else in the world!)

MaladyRed · 56-60, F

@nerdynerd I tend to agree with you. There are some grape varieties that are indigenous to the area and therefore produce the best regional wines. I only wish that there were more ways to obtain those wines...other than having to go there.