My father began teaching me about wine when I was six years old. Every night, we'd walk down to his cellar and choose a bottle that would pair well with whatever my mother was cooking. Today, I write about food and wine, and teach others how to better appreciate whatever is in their glass.
Ultimately, we all drink the wines we love and eat great food for the same reason: We want to make our lives a bit more pleasurable. And the goal of my writing and teaching is to help you accomplish just that. After all, a more pleasurable life is something we all deserve.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1975
This is one of the most unexpectedly profound wines I’ve ever tasted, its sweet, floral nose leading the way to a dried-fruit-and-flower-perfumed palate tinged with fresh raspberries, leather, and earth. You can feel this wine all the way down the tongue, its cinnamon and clove notes lingering for what seems like an eternity. 1975 was hardly a top vintage in this part of Bordeaux, yet this bottle just sings--further proof that you should never turn down the opportunity to taste older, classed-growth Bordeaux, regardless of the vintage. (Adapted from my December column in Affluent Magazine)
