Comments on: Wine Style: Using Your Senses… http://thecorkhead.com/reviews/wine-style-using-your-senses Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:16:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Constance http://thecorkhead.com/reviews/wine-style-using-your-senses/comment-page-1#comment-105 Constance Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:17:03 +0000 http://thecorkhead.com/?p=474#comment-105 This seems to be a definite growing trend. I'm from CT and there is a chain of retail stores over on this coast called Best Cellars (not sure of their nationwide coverage). A large portion of that store is categorized by style over varietal, region, etc. I was actually at the Olive Garden the other day too (please don't hold that against me, I promise I only ordered a Blue Moon, visiting a friend) and their wine list is categorized by style. Personally, I think things should be organized by region. I understand that style can be a very buyer friendly way to serve the general public - but that's what the thought on categorization by varietal was originally, no? As someone who knows something about wine, I don't want to have to sift through a million "bold" wines before I find one bottle of Bordeaux. This seems to be a definite growing trend. I’m from CT and there is a chain of retail stores over on this coast called Best Cellars (not sure of their nationwide coverage). A large portion of that store is categorized by style over varietal, region, etc.

I was actually at the Olive Garden the other day too (please don’t hold that against me, I promise I only ordered a Blue Moon, visiting a friend) and their wine list is categorized by style.

Personally, I think things should be organized by region. I understand that style can be a very buyer friendly way to serve the general public – but that’s what the thought on categorization by varietal was originally, no?

As someone who knows something about wine, I don’t want to have to sift through a million “bold” wines before I find one bottle of Bordeaux.

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