Why do so many people drink only Pinot Noir or Shiraz as reds and Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay as whites? Or all their reds from Australia and all their whites from NZ?

Why haven’t they tried a Gruner Veltiner, let alone a Plavic Mali or a Pedro Ximinez?

Why would most people consider Roussanne to be a Greek opera singer or that Aspiran was a painkiller when in fact they are grape varieties?

When was the last time you bought a wine that came from Portugal, Austria or Croatia?

How is it that wine, a simple beverage created to make life a bit more enjoyable, has the ability to cause angst, increase heart rates and generally paralyze some people in certain situations?

It’s fear people, fear! What we don’t know or understand can make us fearful.

I am going to provide the ‘secret’ – the key that will unlock your fear & open the wide, wide world of wine… (more…)