Bad Bad Wine
Friday, August 27th, 2004
I’m no expert on wine, in fact I probably don’t drink more than 2 bottles in a month when I am drinking a lot. That being said, I think this review is a safe one. Last weekend I went out an bought a couple of bottles of wine to enjoy with dinner once in a while. I bought one bottle of Jacob’s Creek wine that I know to be quite decent, and decided to get one that I hadn’t tried before. Since I don’t consider my palate to be refined enough to purchase expensive wines I generally stay in the low end of the price scale. I spent slightly more for the second bottle, a 1999 Woodbridge merlot from Robert Mondavi, than for the bottle of Jacob’s Creek.
Do not drink this wine and do not give it to others. This wine is simply disgusting, and the only way to make it bearable is to chill it as cold as you can. It leaves you with a dry stagnant flavor after you drink it, and the taste while you are drinking it is worse. The only bottle of wine I’ve had that was worse than this one was a bottle of warm Mad Dog 20/20 Blue Hawaii when I was a drunken college student. I highly recommend that you pass this one by.
Ah the dangers of low-priced wine. Usually you are pretty safe if you stick with the Aussie stuff, but there are some real humdingers out there. Cheaper wines from Chile are generally OK too.
Never no matter how desparate for vino you are - I repeat never - feel tempted to try any of the low priced Japnese wines. Buy some turpentine and chuck colouring and sugar in it instead. It’d be healthier for you.