How happy is the felicitous life of a wine writer! To paraphrase the iconic rock band Dire Straits, it's money for nothing and yourwines for free. But, the reality is that the wines aren't free. They're samples to be opened, tasted under blind conditions and then disposed. Often wistfully so.The truth is that wine writers are also wine consumers. We purchase the wines we want to share, cellar and drink. And like any consumer, we want value. We want to strike gold with every bottle.
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