Libation Station... "The Wine Shop Chronicles"

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

diminishing returns...

At a tasting in Seattle yesterday we were delighted in finding out one of our favorite whites we've been enjoying all winter will be continued with the importer. Unfortunately, the next vintage will not arrive for 3 months and we are down to about 8 bottles. Unfortunately a bump in price thanks to our US dollar decline and the price of oil incline is definitely on the horizon. This is the problem with our particular focus in purchasing wines. If we snooze, we lose. The flip side to this problem is that we never get bored. It's good not to be bored. Though it's good to be bought, we can be bought but not bored.

So as the 2006 Jean Guillot Sauvignon slowly drizzles into the sunset with all it's beautiful paper thin crispness and food friendly enhancements, we will patiently wait for the next such surprise... there are at least 4 being tested to act as substitute in the $8-$12 price range. It is difficult to find a white wine that covers the bases from asparagus to corn dogs. We will persevere.

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