Learning to taste wine is a skill for anyone willing to learn how their palate works can master. As a teenager I used to buy only what the budget could afford, which was often bag-in-box velluto rosso red, and on special occasions I would buy Wolf Blass red label.
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Read MoreElaine Chukan Brown is a writer, speaker, and educator specialising in wine, personal empowerment, and social justice. She is the executive editor for USA wine at JancisRobinson.com.
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