Wine in Prescott, the Best Wine Merchants in Town

I know a little bit about wine. I know a lot more about what kind I like.

So, like you, I have a choice. I can do my wine shopping at the grocery store or the local warehouse store or even on the net, or I can buy from a Wine Merchant that buys and sells wine for a living.

I choose to buy almost all of my wines from a Wine Merchant, and you should too.

You don't have a Personal Wine Merchant? Well, you should. I suppose that, technically, I don't have a personal merchant either, but I do have one that I trust, who knows what I like and who understands my budget constraints. He is also adept at pairing wines I like with food, which is a nice plus when you are preparing a new dish for guests or having a party.

But the convenience of shopping at the grocery, you say, and the added cost! Not so. Look at it this way, you are going to spend a certain amount on wine each month no matter where you buy it - right?

So why not buy your wine from someone who has actually tasted the wine?

This way you avoid those wines with the cute label that taste like turpentine, and you didn't waste money on a bottle you can't even cook with! Obviously, it is less expensive to buy 1 bottle of wine that you like, rather than 2 bottles and you only like 1.

Oh, you only buy certain wines that you know you like? I can only ask why? There are thousands of wines out there and a lot of them are very good. Some are even great! Limiting yourself to just a few "safe" bottles is unfair to YOU!

A few years, ok quite a few, years ago I would only drink one variety - German Riesling. I knew I liked it and, frankly, I was chicken to try anything else.

Until one day a persistent merchant in Phoenix convinced us to try an Italian Chianti Classico Reserva with the Italian food my wife was planning that evening. It was a revelation.

The food, already good, tasted even better and the Chianti was even more delicious with the food. I was hooked.

From then on I decided to try different wines. Wines made from grapes I had never heard of, from countries I couldn't place on a map. Wines that a lot of my friends turned their nose up at - until they tried them.

I know it is a hard habit to break, I'll even admit to straying at the grocery every now and again, but believe me, finding a Wine Merchant that you trust and can communicate with, will be the best thing you have ever done for your taste buds.

How do you find a good wine merchant in Prescott? Try them out. Go to their tastings. Talk to them, tell them that you like Yellow Tail Chardonnay and why. Tell them what you like and what you don't.

Don't get discouraged because the first bottle of wine you brought home from a merchant wasn't your cup of tea - tell him or her what you like or didn't like about it! After all they need to learn about you too.

Be adventurous, get out there and try something new tonight (I'm still talking about wine here). Take an extra 20 minutes and stop in to any of the Wine Merchants in Prescott. Find one you can talk to and that will listen to you.

Wine Merchants You Should Try

If you are serious about wine you should check it out.

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