I've been trying to get out of beer and get back into wine. We had a new wine shop that opened downtown and I decided to stop by. Owner seemed super knowledgeable and we talked for like an hour about wine and the industry. I use to own a wine and beer shop. I think he's on the right path, most everything was under that $30 price point where you make most of your sales, and he had the place organized by taste/style rather than region.
I picked up a few bottles that were pretty meh, but I did enjoy this Gulp Hablo Orange wine. If I'm not going to drop money on old world, I really do enjoy weird wines. And at $16 a liter I was all in. I made the mistake of having the first glass at room temp. It had this plastic nose which made the fruit come off as starburst artificial versions of what they should be. But after the bottle chilled all the way, that nose went away. I ended up crushing most of the bottle while grilling burgers. For the same price as a 4 pack of DIPA, I enjoyed the citrus flavors of this wine much more.
