| There are a few schools of thought when it | | | | grown. |
| comes to wine selections. I'll briefly cover a couple | | | | Another method of how to choose wine is to pay |
| of them, and then leave you to decide which | | | | more attention to the producer or brand of the |
| works best for you. | | | | wine. You wouldn't discount the variety or the |
| The first, and likely the most common method on | | | | region entirely, but they wouldn't take precedence. |
| how to choose wine, is to make your wine | | | | Why could this second method be a good idea? |
| selections based on varietals. What does this | | | | Well, think about it. Are there not brand names |
| mean? Here in North America, wines produced | | | | you've come to trust when it comes to |
| both in Canada and the United States are | | | | purchasing anything else in life? If you know a |
| generally varietal wines. This simply means that | | | | producer consistently out performs when it |
| when a bottle is labeled, it is the type of grape | | | | comes to their product - or at least never lets |
| most used, or the primary grape used, that | | | | you down - why wouldn't you have faith in them? |
| identifies the wine. For example, if the primary | | | | The same is true when it comes to wine |
| grape used is a Chardonnay grape, then the bottle | | | | selections. There are producers or wineries that |
| is labeled as a Chardonnay, and that's what we'll | | | | year after year provide you with a great bottle |
| make our selection based on. In most of Europe | | | | of wine. And some of them do it at a great price |
| however, the region in where the grapes are | | | | as well. |
| grown take precedence, and bottles will be labeled | | | | So, are you left to figure out who these |
| accordingly. So in North America, most people buy | | | | producers are on your own? Well, no. Somebody |
| their wine based on the variety of grape used, | | | | has already done all the work for you! And of |
| and in Europe, they prefer to make their wine | | | | course, you would like to learn how to |
| selections based on the place the grapes were | | | | consistently buy good, inexpensive wines! |