Wine Experts Reveal The Biggest Myths That Ruin Good Wine
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Even if you don’t know Chablis from Champagne, you can avoid mishaps with this expert advice.
The sommelier is heading over to your table and you panic, jabbing your finger on the second-cheapest bottle. Someone gives you a good bottle of red wine, and you decide to store it in the closet for the day you finally retire. Or you’re at a party and someone hands you a bottle of Champagne, so you give it a good shake and point it into the crowd. Are these great ideas or egregious errors? Experts know, and they have thoughts.
We asked winemakers, wine sellers and sommeliers to tell us the biggest misconceptions they notice among us non-wine-world civilians. Follow their advice, and you’ll never hyperventilate at the approach of the sommelier again.
Let’s start addressing the myths ...
1. The more money you spend, the more delicious the wine will be.
(False)
