| Many wine connoisseurs per se like to give their | | | | We need to learn to keep our ego at home, don't |
| "expert" opinions on pairing wine to people that | | | | try to show off that we know about wine, and |
| like wine but don't necessarily have the time nor | | | | keep it simple! Give people specific choices, |
| the patience to learn about wine. So the way | | | | names, tastes, places, etc. They don't want to |
| they write about wine or pairing wine with food | | | | know what process was used to mature a grape |
| can in many cases be useless for the public. | | | | or a wine and how wonderful the winemaker is in |
| One thing we need to learn as "wine experts" is | | | | developing his particular type of wine and what |
| that with the exception of a minority of people | | | | flavor, density or spice is contained in a food to |
| that have a passion for studying wine, most | | | | determine what "type" of wine would |
| people are looking for simplicity. If they have to | | | | accommodate it well! They just want to know |
| study the savor of the food and do a research | | | | the name of the specific wine to buy for their |
| on what wines in the market match that savor, | | | | ribeye steak dinner tonight. A wine that is |
| and then when they go to the market or to a | | | | hopefully not too expensive and it tastes GOOD! |
| restaurant, have to browse through a large | | | | "Please, please, spare me the details, just tell me |
| number of choices, many of which disappointing in | | | | what wine to buy or order for my dinner tonight. |
| taste to say the least, then what have we done | | | | I need to impress my guests! |
| to help these wonderful folks? Not much I say! | | | | |