Too often I attend a tasting, remark to a companion that I like a wine from region X, only to be told that I couldn't possibly like region X as it is too expensive, too ripe, too austere, or whatever prejudice smothers the taster's palate.

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By which I mean wine that smells and tastes like it comes from Bordeaux, with aromas of cedar, cassis, pencil shavings and mint, while retaining that freshness when it is swallowed.

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As a rule of thumb, I prefer a juicy red wine, something like a Barbera from Piemonte, whose low tannins, high acidity and power cut through the pizza.

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With the right mood music playing, as well as the correct balance of wine and incense, I can see valuations like Apple, Rackspace, Zynga, Facebook, the list goes on and on, being just fine.

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"I like to just pull in and have a sandwich and a glass of wine at a local place, " he says.

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Popular Facebook groups like "Moms Who Need Wine" and " OMG I So Need a Glass of Wine or I'm Going to Sell My Kids" have tens of thousands of fans, inspiring one winemaker to create a label of wine especially for stressed-out moms.

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It was as if I'd entered some sort of alternate universe where wine journalists could drink like leveraged-buyout kings.

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I'll rarely start with a cheap sparkling wine, as it seems like too great a leap to the second, inevitably much better, bottle.

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After what feels like decades of making ill-advised forays into Spartan Chinatown living rooms and pretending to enjoy wine, I have met someone I love and respect, and I want to make decisions that honor and consider him.

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