The other day I read an article in a very well respected food and wine magazine. The author was talking about choosing wines by the label. She made the comment that some people considered that “Busch League.” And so I thought, “Well that’s me totally!”

While I certainly respect wine ratings and there is no question I love a good Opus One as much as the next girl (if someone else is buying!), when I am at the store looking for something for now, for tonight, very often I make the decision based on the label art…or a catchy name.

Sometimes it’s a hit and sometimes it’s a total miss but that’s part of the fun. I use a wine rating app to keep track so I can buy more of the hits and to make sure I don’t repeat the misses.

So then I thought “Why not blog it?” Maybe there are other peeps out there that want to buy a bottle based on the super cool label or crazy catchy name, but you don’t want to spend money in case it’s a total miss. I’m here for you!

Of course not everyone’s taste is the same and what I like may not be what you like, but I will try to be objective in my reviews in addition to giving you my personal opinion.  Am I qualified to dissect wines? Probably more than some and less than others! In my career I have taught classes on wine to servers for a national restaurant chain, I have travelled to vineyards around the US and internationally in France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, basically anywhere that will let me,  and let’s be honest…I just plain love wine.

So let’s have some fun with wine…like a Busch League Sommelier!