Comments on The Wine Whore: Don't let this happen to YOUR wife too...

The French believe To much Alcohol destroys the Fr...

2010-03-14T22:56:43.011-04:00

The French believe To much Alcohol destroys the Fruit.

I think you're right! It's much easier to...

2010-03-10T20:27:34.950-05:00

I think you're right! It's much easier to hide flaws in higher alcohol wine... but I just love the way a GOOD low alcohol wine goes with food!

I find myself falling susceptible to marketing all...

2010-03-10T12:13:14.050-05:00

I find myself falling susceptible to marketing all the time and it's what I DO.

It has been my experience, however, that high alcohol content can hide the flaws in the wine and therefore lesser alcohol wines might actually be WORSE...?

thoughts?

Have to say, the "wondering grape" is a ...

2010-03-09T21:39:29.889-05:00

Have to say, the "wondering grape" is a cute name..

I admit that I am equally guilty when it comes to ...

2010-03-09T17:01:29.598-05:00

I admit that I am equally guilty when it comes to wine labels-I also go for "organic" and "sustainable" and pay the extra money for it. At least it was not a $20-$30 bottle. :)

I'll test your theory and get back to you. ...

2010-03-08T20:17:05.804-05:00

I'll test your theory and get back to you.

That said, I nearly spit out my drink when I saw the photo, because I bought that exact same wine, from Target, last week. I was desperately trying to figure out how you got a photo of my wine, and then finally realized you were only talking about your wife and her bottle of wine. Whew.

p.s. I didn't think it was bad. Not the best I've had, but hey, for $10 I might buy it again. I agree with your wife--it does have a cute label. :)

Ha ha, I embarassingly admit I'm still a sucke...

2010-03-08T20:17:05.803-05:00

Ha ha, I embarassingly admit I'm still a sucker for a pretty face, er label, too. I wonder if falling for packaging is more of a female thing.