photo credit: PiezComing to know and love classical music has been a wonderful journey for me. Coming to know and love the beauty of wine has been an equally enjoyable trip. But as they say, “the more you think you know, the less you actually do know” – and that’s a true statement. Mozart’s music can be intimidating for some, and thought of as music for the affluent. But that is simply not the case people!
Once I learned to appreciate the extraordinary sounds of a Mozart composition as played by an orchestra – wow did I get turned onto it in a big way! I’ve been told it’s because I’m a self taught musician (I play guitar peeps), that I can pick out the subtleties of the arrangements, and therefore am a classical music fan. But I don’t think that has more to do with it than this: Clarinet Concerto in B flat major (K622) it speaks to me in a way that today’s popular music simply can’t – and it’s created a passion in my heart for it, just like the ’08 Crios De Susana Balbo Torrontes I’ve had about 4 months ago…man oh man!
So, how does this all tie in with wine? Because, like the classics, wine has its subtleties that are just begging to be appreciated. From the first “sniffy sniff” you take to learn of its nose (the smell, or bouquet, that a wine has) to the textures, weight, and other cool “technical terms” wine peeps are heard to have said. So…
So, I’ve found this video staring John Cleese from Monty Python fame (thanks @damntragic and @alawine) that explains wine in very simple terms. The video is called, “Wine For The Confused”, and here it is. Please note that there is a 30 second advertisement before the video starts:
What Peeps Are Saying…