Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for January 13, 2020

Red for you and white for Betty.

I look for awards, and then for the price tag.

Also stay away from anything with a name like New Zealand’s “Cat’s Pee on a Gooseberry Bush” Sauvignon Blanc. https://www.winebox.co.nz/product/cats-pee-on-a-gooseberry-bush-sauvignon-blanc/

I stay away from screw on lids.

If you have to ask, start with the traditional “what are you eating” question and then go by price. What you should pay depends on where you live, but cheap wine is never good and if you don’t know what is good, it makes no sense to spend a lot (unless you’re trying to impress someone). I stay away from anything that’s been shipped half way around the world.

I had a really good red wine named “Eaten By Bears”. Can you guess what was in it?

Never buy wine that’s advertised on television.

..or that have screw-on caps

and eliminate the ones with a screw on cap

Find someone in the store (preferably an employee) who looks like they know what they’re doing and ask them.

Night Train!

Or better yet, try beer.

A wine connoisseur is just a euphemism for an alcoholic. But like anything else, you have to try a lot to figure out what’s good. In the case of rock climbing equipment and surgical tools, I would recommend reading unbiased reviews.

What’s wrong with a pug?!!?! But here, I’ll make it easy and decide for you. Choco Vine! Most of the versions are red wine based but they do have one white wine based which is a vanilla wine. The kicker? They don’t taste like wine! They taste like liquor! That’s why I like them. I don’t like wine.

http://www.bdrwines.com/

Judging a “wine” by it’s cover, are we?

I would think that by this time in their life they would have tried enough wines to know if they have the palate to distinguish between good wines or stick with mad dog 20/20