The "Great Bottle" Test
Whether you can drink an entire bottle is one way to tell
Posted: Mar 28, 2011 11:45am ET
I was talking with a winemaker friend the other day about what constitutes a truly great wine. Or more specifically, what is the truest measure of a wine's allure. Indeed, there are many.
Yet in one of those moments of random synchronicity, we both came to the same conclusion at precisely the same moment.
Our shared realization?
With a great wine you should be able to drink the entire bottle without tiring of it. That's not to say you should or need to drink an entire bottle. But you get the point. Great wines keep you coming back for more.
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