Back in August, I had about half a gallon of Granache and 1/2 a gallon of “Festa White” that didn’t fit in the carboys I had racked each into. I also didn’t have any spare bottles or 1/2 gallon carboys but I did have a spare 1 gallon carboy.

I thought, what the heck.. why waste this when I can try something. So, I mixed both the Granache and the Festa White into the one gallon carboy, and have let it age since August.

Last night, I was curious and decided to give it a try. Poured a small glass – it had a very bright appearance. I took a sip, and just about spat the stuff out.

It may have been that my taste buds just would not adjust to this as I had earlier been sipping some Granache which I was enjoying very much. However, I was tempted just to toss the lot of this blend. But I thought I’d get a second opinion, and called Wendy down. Poured her a glass and just asked her to taste it and get her opinion. She asked me what it was, but I didn’t tell her. Boy, that’s trust isn’t it?

She sipped it, and went “Mmmmmm! I like that!” I looked at her funny.

“Really? Seriously?”

“Yeah, what is it? It has a nice feel in the mouth, and I like the taste,” she replied.

I told her what it was, and what I had thought of doing with it. But she assured me she enjoyed it, so I won’t be tossing it down the drain.

So either there is simply no accounting for some people’s taste, or it really is a very personal thing, even when it comes to wine. What is one person’s swill is another’s delight. And this brings up an interesting discussion on the annual Beaujolais Nouveau arrival, over at Vinography. I’ve never bought or tried a bottle of Beaujolais; perhaps I should just so that I can offer up something to the debate. And I’ll have to admit that I do enjoy young wines as well as older ones.

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