Why drink wine? My answer is simple. It takes me away from the mundane everyday life and transports me to the sunny slopes of some far-off vineyard, where tranquility rules and all are friends. Wine is a mystery.
The prevalent mood seems to be fear these days. Terrorists, taxes, drugs, Republicans! But the fruit of the vine cares little for the human condition. It occupies a world of open fields, sunshine, sweetness, and love of the land. All it asks of you is to enjoy a moment of peace and remembrance of a simple life.
Wine is not complicated. It's rotten fruit in a bottle! What it is though is a record of a time and place. Diane and I were amazed when on a wine tour in Burgundy we learned how wine made from vines just rows apart could be entirely different. One side of the road could be a Grand Cru and the other side just so-so. Amazing. That is why drinking wine is not about the "buzz" (drink Bud if you want to get stupid) but about place. Transporting your mind and soul to a magical mystical world. Inside that world you can let go of the "crush" of everyday life and slip away to another realm.
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