I’m in Boston this week for work. I’m actually at a Wyndham in Chelsea, which is closer to the airport than city. Tonite I was at the bar and ordered a glass of Dancing Bull Zinfandel off the list. Out of the category labeled "Reds."
The bartender looks at me and says, "This is a red zinfandel, is that okay?" I stared at her, clueless. Surely she didn’t just say that. She repeated the question. "That’s fine," I said, still rather stunned. I had never actually encountered that particular question before …
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you do realize that WHITE zin sells much better than red right? usually comes in a box… WHITE merlot is getting a bit of traction also… I had some white merlot at Berringer and almost spit it on the floor and went upstairs for a good set of reds. But while I was up there, a woman was bitching that the upstairs wines were nowhere near as good as that white merlot. Taste is an elusive thing…
you do realize that WHITE zin sells much better than red right? usually comes in a box… WHITE merlot is getting a bit of traction also… I had some white merlot at Berringer and almost spit it on the floor and went upstairs for a good set of reds. But while I was up there, a woman was bitching that the upstairs wines were nowhere near as good as that white merlot. Taste is an elusive thing…