White vs red

I’m not much into trends or being cool, so I don’t know if it’s in to like red and dislike white, or vice versa. A couple of years ago I heard a woman who was being interviewed on CBC radio blurt out that she would never marry a man who drank red wine. This sort of disconcerted the interviewer because she was being interviewed about a book she had written on negotiating skills and this seemed like a somewhat intransigent stance for a professional negotiator. The interviewer asked her if she was kidding, and she replied most emphatically that she was not.
Anyway, back to red vs. white. I probably like more white wines than red wines. That is, if I had to list wines I like more whites would come out. The first one that jumps to mind is New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. I haven’t met a Kiwi Sauv Blanc that I didn’t like, and Kim Crawford Marlborough is the best of the lot. For Canadian whites I really like Quail’s Gate Special Reserve 2001 Chardonnay. I’ve probably gotten the name wrong, there are too many Quail’s Gate whites on the market. Anyway, in the northern Canadian town where I live the liquor stores are all out of this particular one.
With reds it’s a little harder to think of favourites. I had a Grgich (sp??) from California last summer that was absolutely wonderful. I had to drive all the way to Calgary to find it. And, this may be heresy, but I think on the whole I like Italian reds better than French. And, of course, the Aussies have their shiraz.
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