Sigorta’s Blog

Wine is deeply ingrained in the cultures of Old-World wine producing countries such as France, Italy, and Spain. As such, drinking it is an everyday affair, nothing elitist or over-romanticized. I wholeheartedly share this outlook. Indeed, wine is a perfect complement for most any meal or occasion, from the momentous ( a champagne toast to newlyweds ) to the mundane ( a quite Friday dinner at home with the whole family ).

Wine need not to be expensive to be enjoyable, the many offerings from various countries, not only from the Old World, attest to that. Partial as I am to red Bordeaux and white Burgundy, I would not hesitate to pop open a bright, refreshing SpyValley sauvignon blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand to got with the lemon-grass infused Thai dishes; nor would I balk at recommending Pepperwood carbenet sauvignon to anyone hosting a dinner for one hundred people. If one insists on good wines from the Old World at nominally higher cost, there are affordable yet delectable choices from Spain and France.

For extra special occasions, however, those rare, self-indulgent times when one feels the pressing need to be transported to other places and eras, the  proverbial “good stuff” is called for. This is true whether at home or in any wine-producing country. Even the wealthy French do not open expensive bottles on a daily basis, and rightly so. Too much familiarity would breed ennui, and even bankruptcy, I imagine. The good stuff should only come out on proper occasions. And when one speaks of the good stuff, to many, this means well-aged reds from notable vintages. There is nothing quite like them.