Retail Therapy?

posted by Annie in Wine

I used to think I’d never meet a bottle of wine I didn’t like. Because, after all, whats not to like? Sure, not all wines are created equal, but they all have their charms. Or at least thats what you’d think…

After a long day of work on a cloudy fall day, nothing sounds better to me than picking up some wine on the way home and sipping a glass, feet up, while watching Hollywood gossip shows. This past week, midway through the daily Britney Spears update, I took a sip of possibly the most vile glass of uncorked wine I’ve ever tasted. The bottle looked nice, and I was pretty confident that I couldn’t go wrong with a decent quality Hunter Valley Chardonnay. It had none of the nutty and fruity bold flavors I was expecting. Instead, it had a bland wilted-herb nose with a bitter aftertaste. I was instantly disappointed. Aside from the fact that I had missed Britney’s latest shenanigans during my unfortunate sip, I had wasted a perfectly good $9 on this monstrosity of a chardonnay. What now?

My normal reaction, “exchange it for something better,” only works when talking about tank tops and sweatshirts. I needed a Plan B. I could always drink a good wine first, and then once sufficiently “happy,” slip myself a glass of *this*. I could pawn it off on a houseguest - but then they might think I have bad wine taste and never trust me again. I could pour it down the drain, but I would feel guilty for throwing out someone’s hard work and also that $9. The only thought that came to mind was cooking with it. I decided there would be a lot of pan sauce and tossed pastas in my immediate future. Turns out, I created a rather tasty chicken with a mushroom wine sauce that evening.

Now that I saved the day with my frying pan(and caught up with Britney Spears on the internet), I felt much better. But what happens next time I make a poor decision? Will I sentence myself to wine sauce for the rest of my life? What do you do? And also, why does Britney Spears like to make faces at the paparazzi so much?