Recent comments in this thread made me wonder how many wine lovers we have around here. Wine has been a growing hobby of mine for the last 4-5 years, and I regularly attend wine tastings and classes to learn about different regions and varietals, etc. DC is a great place to live for this stuff, as this city is loaded with wine bars and good retailers.
I typically drink about 5 bottles per week (split with the wife), almost always with dinner. I do my best to pair the wine properly with the food. Since we eat a lot of different types of cuisine, this requires a lot of different kinds of wine. I'm currently maintaining a stock of about 60-70 bottles, but that's a transition point from my old stock of 50 to my current goal of 100. I found that 50 was enough to always have a nice selection of whatever I wanted for any particular meal, but it wasn't enough to allow me to lay bottles down. I figure 100 should allow me enough room to lay down some decent young wines until they properly mature. It's far more cost effective that way.
For personal favorites, I'm a huge fan of Bordeaux and Châteauneuf-du-Pape/Gigondas/Vaqueras, but I definitely drink more New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs than anything else. So, anyone else into wine, or am I just spouting gibberish?
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