Drinking wine coolers and discount wine is like drinking malt liquor and comparing it to good beer. There is no comparison to somebody who knows the diff.
And that somebody would be you? lol!
How do your credentials compare with Michael Franz, wine reviewer for the Washington Post since 1994, who has conducted more than 650 site visits and tastings at wineries in over 20 different countries across Western and Eastern Europe, South America, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa?
Franz recently tasted wines from the Charles Shaw label, infamously referred to as "Two Buck Chuck" due to its $1.99 price per bottle. Franz described the Merlot as "actually pretty good", the Chardonnay and Cabernet as "perfectly passable", but found the Sauvignon Blanc to be "hideous and bizarre."
Where is your wine column, Oh Distinguished Wine Appreciating One?
My personal creation of a slogan for Franzia: "From our bladder to yours", referring to the plastic "bladder" that it comes in.
C'mon! Franzia isn't that bad. Of course its the best-selling wine in the United States because its so terrible, right? It also receives many favorable reviews for entry-level table wine because its so terrible, right?
I routinely buy Beringer, Glen Ellen, Fetzer, Valley Oaks and a few others for less than $10.00 per bottle. The fact I am one hour's drive from about 100 Central Valley, Napa, and Northern California wineries might make a difference.
Wine isn't about belonging to some 'clique' of pretentious pricks, as is the primary attraction for so many self-proclaimed wine lovers who really don't know wine from Pepsi, they just parrot what their fellow 'clique' members are saying. Its about finding wines that suit your individual tastes and preferences.
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