Wine Basics"If you want to be a snob, fine, go join the five percent of people who want to be snobs, but leave the other 95% alone to enjoy their wine!" - winemaker Bob Trinchero, Sutter Home For every Filipino who loves wine, there are many more who are intimidated by it. "You need a Ph.D. in wine appreciation or you don't deserve to drink wine," is the attitude of wine snobs, warns one egalitarian winemaker. We forget that wine is also an everyday drink for real people: for gauchos on horseback in Patagonia, for sheep herders carrying wineskins in the Basque country, for farmers lunching beside their tractors in Tuscany. Forget about being an "expert." Just trust your own tastes - if you like it, who's to tell you otherwise? To get you started, here are some easy basics to guide you on your adventures.
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