Spice of life: Wine knowledge ripens with age
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Use a bottle of Merlot, Cabernet or Pinot Noir to make Red Wine Reduction for Beef. PHOTO SUBMITTED
If you ask the average wine-drinking woman in Indiana what her favorite Indiana variety is, expect a few different answers.
When I first tried wine several years ago, I headed straight for what I considered to be just a step above Boone’s Farm. It was an over-sweetened, syrupy concoction that only resembled wine in that it came in a wine bottle. I thought I was real hot stuff, and I think it was my first real purchase the day I turned 21 years old.
But like a fine wine, my tastes have matured. Gone are the days of a cheap wine headache and a sour stomach.
Find a good bottle, and you can be happy with that one good pour with dinner. It took me a long time to find a few that I like, even though the market is flooded with labels.
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