Wine Wednesday

It made me very sad to recycle this bottle, but only because it was empty. Some of my wine choices (like this one) are made on the packaging & labeling of the bottle ("Oooh, this one's pretty!" "This one has an elephant on it, hahaha!"), with the majority being made on price. I guess that gives way to the truth that I am NOT a wine connoisseur, but an oenophile (love that word!). I'll probably blog ALOT about wine; I love it. So does Becky. And Doris. And Laurie. (my attraction must be due to the company I keep) I go through phases with wine; a few years ago, the sweeter it was, the better, and only white. (I had a weird experience and two day headache from red wine years back, so I swore it off. For awhile.) But the more I read about the health benefits of reds, I thought "For medicinal purposes, let's give this another try." And now I'm a red junkie. Cabernet is not one of my top picks, but I haven't really ever met a wine I didn't like! (I take that back, there's a bottle of Lucky Duck Malbec sitting on the counter that is really pretty nasty. I hope it's no one's favorite.) Foodies Cabernet was wonderful: smooth, not too heavy and chocked full of berry flavor, just like the label said! Keep in mind that the terms I use to describe wine are my little terms, I'm afraid they have nothing to do with actual descriptive words used by a true wine aficionado. Bottom line: Happy Wednesday. Now, on to a new bottle...