Flight Savor Fare

I’m always quoting Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, wine columnists for the Wall St. Journal, because they are so readable and their advice so on target. Recently, they printed a letter they received from Nathaniel Haines, a student at UNC-Chapel Hill. Nathaniel wanted to know how to shop for decent wines on a college kid’s budget. Here’s what they told him, more or less:

Find a good wine shop, set a budget of $120 for a case. (We’ve had four children at Chapel Hill, one is still there and $120 for a case of wine made my eyebrows go through the ceiling, but I digress) That averages $10 a bottle (and should last them a semester, no?). It’s cost effective though — you’ll likely get a case discount and you will have better wine than if you rushed out to by a bottle at the last minute.
Taste and take notes! Make certain to get all the information like vintage year as wines can vary greatly by year. Sip and enjoy!