The Siren Song
Posted By Joel on August 10, 2009
The Sirens were a mythological trio of half-bird, half woman beings, seductresses, whose enchanting music and voices compelled unwary sailors to crash upon the rocky cliffs surrounding the island of Sirenum.
Pass the ear plugs, please. There are those who design to sell me a version of wine as merchandised pleasure toys. Shout outs of over-the-top wine experience, “insane” aromas and “ultimate” flavor “bursting” from the wine glass.
I resist, lest I crash upon rocky cliffs in the shallow waters of misconception.
Beauty in wine arrives with less obvious fanfare.
An understanding of wine and a for-real personal wine culture are better nurtured with a more thoughtful consumer mentality.
“Taste” is, of course, about flavor and aroma - but it is a sense of place, earth, tradition, innovation, culture, history that connects taste to emotion and intellect.
Learn. Taste. Think. Carry earplugs 
*Image of the Siren from Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren
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