Bad Merlot

After having a bottle of wine nightly, we finally got a bad one.

Last night the Fetzer merlot seemed off to me. As always, I’m a little reluctant to say anything to anyone other than Hans and Teddy, but Hans called our waiter over who pronounced it “sour”. Close enough. It was actually musty. In short order the junior sommelier showed up, followed by the senior sommelier, neither of whom looks old enough to shave.

There was no argument. They simply brought a fresh bottle to the table and I couldn’t resist asking the fresh faced young man if he was even old enough to drink. Turns out, barely. He turned 21 six weeks ago and joined Princess on Valparaiso, so he is actually of legal age.

Where do you learn to be a wine expert before you’re allowed to drink?

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Veronica said…
well.. age doesn't matter i believe. if u r really good in distinguishing tastes and have a really good knowledge about how, with what and why wine has been made that way, you never know.. plus, i believe it is only the us where people are allowed to drink after 21. in europe there is no real restriction, even if the law says 18...
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