A little more progress to report on the recovery of my taste buds -- they are playing mean tricks on me. There was a sparkling wine tasting two days ago at a local wine store. I was there for another reason, but they offered a discount since I just wanted a sip. I liked the all the wines they were pouring but two were my clear favorites, and they were the two cheapest. They were two wines I drank before and was not overly thrilled with. This time they were my two favorites because the subtleties in the higher priced sparkling wines still escape me. But these two I enjoyed.
The two wines were the pictured Piper Sonoma Blanc de Blanc from California and the Gruet Blanc de Noir from New Mexico. Both were on Christmas special for $15 and $17 respectively. They were light and fresh and pleasing. The Piper Sonoma was more crisp while the Gruet, with it's pinot noir shining through, had a bit more fruit and body. The Piper will be the New Year's Day sipper here.
So I have progressed to liking cheaper wine. For the pocketbook that is a good thing, but I'm still waiting for full recovery to get back to drinking better wine.
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