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What is a Fine Wine?
It is a paradoxical question.
The common consensus is the more zeros there are on the price tag, the finer the wine will be. But this conversation is as subjective as the world of wine itself.
A fine wine is the winemaker’s outlet to translate his deep respect for their craft. It is baffling to me how one can spend so long perfecting a winemaking technique or cultivating all the knowledge possible about their vineyard for decades, even centuries. One can go as far as to lock themselves in the underground cellars for 3 years to produce a wine which still stands tall as one of the most prestigious labels ever created (Penfolds, Grange Bin 95). And yet, you can taste the dedication to their craft in their wine.
A fine wine also is something scarce, almost unknown. Some corners of the world are so rare, so entrancing, that our natural instinct is to preserve it. However, we know that everything has limitations, and no place will stay the same, so what’s left to do is to capture this fleeting moment of time in a bottle. If you are lucky to get your hands on a bottle of Pym-Rae 2020, just remember that you have one of only 15,000 bottles of wine that encapsulated the love for nature shared by Robin Williams.
A fine wine is also one that ages with you. I strongly believe that wine has character which evolves, deepens, and gradually reveals itself over time. The most outstanding bottles are often born from harsh conditions: difficult weather, poor soils, or demanding seasons that force the vine to struggle. In much the same way, hardship in life can draw out our strongest traits. So imagine opening Borgogno Barolo Riserva 2016, but 20 years later, and enjoying something expressive and remarkable.
The common consensus is the more zeros there are on the price tag, the finer the wine will be. But this conversation is as subjective as the world of wine itself.
A fine wine is the winemaker’s outlet to translate his deep respect for their craft. It is baffling to me how one can spend so long perfecting a winemaking technique or cultivating all the knowledge possible about their vineyard for decades, even centuries. One can go as far as to lock themselves in the underground cellars for 3 years to produce a wine which still stands tall as one of the most prestigious labels ever created (Penfolds, Grange Bin 95). And yet, you can taste the dedication to their craft in their wine.
A fine wine also is something scarce, almost unknown. Some corners of the world are so rare, so entrancing, that our natural instinct is to preserve it. However, we know that everything has limitations, and no place will stay the same, so what’s left to do is to capture this fleeting moment of time in a bottle. If you are lucky to get your hands on a bottle of Pym-Rae 2020, just remember that you have one of only 15,000 bottles of wine that encapsulated the love for nature shared by Robin Williams.
A fine wine is also one that ages with you. I strongly believe that wine has character which evolves, deepens, and gradually reveals itself over time. The most outstanding bottles are often born from harsh conditions: difficult weather, poor soils, or demanding seasons that force the vine to struggle. In much the same way, hardship in life can draw out our strongest traits. So imagine opening Borgogno Barolo Riserva 2016, but 20 years later, and enjoying something expressive and remarkable.