Have you ever sipped what you thought was a fantastic wine, and then someone next to you at the BBQ blurts out that it’s a “bit sharp”, a “bit rough” or “it tastes like vinegar”?

That is one of the great things about wine, it is entirely subjective. One person’s gold medal $200 bottle of Bordeaux is another person’s cooking vino.

This situation occurs in all artistic related endeavours. One person’s masterpiece is another person’s finger painting by a toddler.

Recently Bridget and I were fortunate to attend a premiere of ‘Bottleshock’, the new wine movie based around the historical and industry changing ‘Judgement of Paris’ tasting in 1976 that pitched wine from California against the best of France.

The movie combines the arts of wine and movie making.

For me there were only two highlights (actually, three if you include the credits rolling) - the stunning (more…)