a wine by any other name
Though we are told to never judge a book by its cover, we all know most people do. Confession–I judge wine by the label. That’s pretty much the main way I choose what bottles to buy.
Ignoring the collective gasp from all the wine aficionados I have to say it’s worked out pretty well for me so far. I am rarely disappointed with a wine I’ve blindly chosen based on the name or label AND it makes it all the more fun. I mean, who couldn’t appreciate the irony when I bought only Bitch wine for my friend Grace’s birthday party? And the other night for my friend Donna’s birthday, the bottle of Flying Piano was not only a big hit (she is a piano teacher) but was also a tasty choice.
You know the person you are buying the wine for best but other generic options I’ve used are El Bastardo, Fat Bastard and Old Fart–all tasty and fun choices for gifts for the men in your lives.
I do love a theme… I’ve taken Barefoot wine to the beach in summer, and Little Penguin wine to a holiday party in winter. Vampire or Evil or Seven Deadly Zins make a fun addition to any Halloween party, or book signing when I’m with my friends who write paranormal romance. The Menage a Trois label is fun to promote the naughty books I write and my boss (and former publisher) had a bottle of that open when I arrived at the corporate retreat in Hilton Head last week.
For the upcoming Mother’s Day and Father’s Day holidays I will likely be picking up bottles of Mommy’s Time Out and Dad’s Day Off.
Maybe it’s the writer in me that makes me want to up the anty creatively. It’s simply not good enough that a wine taste good. I’m sorry, but I want to be entertained as well. Judge if you must, but my wine selections and I are usually the hit of the party. Just sayin’…
Until next time,
Cat