I am running away from reality, as fast as i could.
and trying not to look back, so as to prevent my eye from tearing.
How to pick the right wine for a dinner party?
Friday, September 26, 2008
I think from now on, I should simply give in to my instincts and write whenever I feel like writing. As in I thought of something last night, a short story, but I was too exhausted after an awesome evening of wining and dining with friends. I explained to a colleague of mine, the facts about arranged marriages. He had only read about it in books and heard stories from friends but never had heard about someone actually admitting that arranged marriages are good idea. Everything has its own pros and cons and so does arranged marriage. It was interesting to see his eyes go wide and exclaiming "Really?" repeatedly. I can count the number of occasions that I have had with one hand. Last night I decided to pick up a bottle of wine for couple of friends with whom I dine very often (well, its more like they cook and I eat) as I assumed that they both liked wine. But being me, I called couple of people to ask about good wine and both of my resources turned out to be pretty useless. So I asked one of the girls in the store to help me out. I knew three things about the wine that I wanted. 1. Red 2. French 3. Little strong. Apart from that I was OK with any variant. Well, this girl called her boss and they spoke in German for few minutes, leaving me to drown in my own muse. The lady boss called her boss who turned out to be an old man who claimed that he had tasted every wine in the store and was a big fan of wine himself. He said, he had to know some things before he could select a wine for me. 1. Who was the wine for? (Friend/s, Boy/Girl Friend, family, colleague (very close, casual, boss, peer, junior) etc. 2. Type of food (Veggie (Spice : hot, medium or bland), Meat - type of meat) 3. Type of atmosphere (sober, party, get together, celebration) 4. Number of people (apparently this is a crucial information) 5. Type of people - Social (party animals, party once a while, out going, introvert etc) 6. Type of people - Behavior (Aggressive, passive etc) 7. Ratio of men to women in the group. 8. How do people take their coffee (I did not understand the correlation between wine and coffee) These are some of the points that he asked before selecting the wine. There are a few more, but I cant seem to remember right now. Will update this post when I do remember. After about forty minutes of deliberation, the man finally selected a wine called Mount something, forgot the name already. It was really good and somehow everyone seemed to love it. People, here, I see that they are very particular about what they want. Their expectations are clear and so are their wishes and their plan. Sometimes it sounds really good since one would know the path they would be taking in future, but then again, wouldn't that be a tad bit boring?W