In the early morning, a laborer gently pulls the ripened grapes off of the vine. The grapes are collected and processed under the watchful eye of the wine-maker. This day is the culmination of years of patience and planning, yet the fruits of this process won’t be known for some time yet. Despite the planning and strategy, the quality of the final product is entirely out of human hands, at the mercy of what the weather and soil were like during the year. The bottle of wine that is opened at your dinner table is more than just the works of a farmer – it is the bottled hope of someone who often has staked their entire livelihood on it.
Join Vanessa Romero of Wines by V as she explains why wine is still important, even today. She also guides us through how to spot a good bottle of wine in your quick duck into the grocery store, offers some basic guidelines in terms of choosing an affordable bottle of wine, and gives some tips on what to look for in a wine label besides the cool graphic.