Gus's picks
Buying wine without having had the benefit of tasting them in advance can be a daunting prospect. Which critics should you trust and which most align with your own tastes, what should you do if there are no independent tasting notes, and when were the tasting notes written? It’s especially tough when wine merchant’s emails are full of hyperbole.
Like anyone, I have my own tastes; I like relatively fruit-forward Bordeaux, I am very fond of white Burgundy with higher than average acidity, and I’m not particularly keen on Cabernet Franc. I prefer Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier-based sparkling wine rather than Blanc de Blancs. I cannot guarantee my tastes mirror your own, but I can say that whenever I put a ‘My Pick’ on a wine and include it on this page, it’s because I would happily spend the money to buy the wines in question. In fact, I probably already have. I’m not sure there’s a more robust validation for a wine from a wine merchant than that.
