Christine Dabney wrote:

> >> However. I would wager you have never had a really great wine
> >> pairing that brings out the best in both food and wine at the same
> >> time.
> >
> >Most people who have opinions like that have only had wine that tastes
> >like battery acid. We're lucky that we can find decent wine easily
> >and fairly inexpensively, but a large part of the country can't.
>
> I was wondering that..if Gary had ever had any really good wine.

Gary just said -- earlier today -- that he only likes what has pleased
him in the past. Ergo, he'd almost certainly run away from new wine
just as he does new food.