Become Your Own Vintner
2 Buck Chuck. Everyone loves it. The phenom at Trader Joe's is the house wine in many mid-income domociles. At least it used to be. The trouble with Chuck, is that at that price ($3.69 in Ohio, thank you, Governor) you drink it all the time and, well, familiarity breeds contempt. With Chuck, it is kinda deserved: The over-ripe flavors, the heavy hand of maloactic fermentation, the cloying sweetness and lack of character. Chuck is the party girl who used to be fun, but now you don't have anything to talk about.
That is, until recently.
I've found that if you buy some really cheap french country wine--earthy and dry, normally undrinkable for new-world dwellers--and you mix it with Chuck, you've suddenly got something new. You've sent the ol' girl to finishing school and she's, well, a little more French--subtle, complex, balanced. And most importantly, she's still a cheap date.
2 Buck Chuck. Everyone loves it. The phenom at Trader Joe's is the house wine in many mid-income domociles. At least it used to be. The trouble with Chuck, is that at that price ($3.69 in Ohio, thank you, Governor) you drink it all the time and, well, familiarity breeds contempt. With Chuck, it is kinda deserved: The over-ripe flavors, the heavy hand of maloactic fermentation, the cloying sweetness and lack of character. Chuck is the party girl who used to be fun, but now you don't have anything to talk about.
That is, until recently.
I've found that if you buy some really cheap french country wine--earthy and dry, normally undrinkable for new-world dwellers--and you mix it with Chuck, you've suddenly got something new. You've sent the ol' girl to finishing school and she's, well, a little more French--subtle, complex, balanced. And most importantly, she's still a cheap date.
posted by ThirstyScholar at 7:14 PM
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