I went into Whole Foods to get a one-ounce taste of a Y'quem at $20 an
ounce. (shot)

They didn't have it, so I tasted a Barolo 2000 Monprivato at $5 per
shot.

Then I tasted a Chateau Pavie 1982 Valette St. Emilion 1st Grand Cru
at $10 per shot.

I suppose to really taste, I would've had to let it decant, do a
little rolling it around in the glass, sniff like a fool, gargle it,
let it roll around on the front, middle and rear part of my tongue,
and jump up-and-down like Gordon Ramsay, and of course, drink more
than an ounce.

For a novice, (you know who you are who call me a drinker of Charles
Shaw), the only remarkable note I can make is that I liked the color
of each wine. (Not purple.)

I could not taste nor smell any of the usual buzz words descriptions:
tobacco, cassis, etc.

Guess I'll have to keep trying those $10-$40 bottles of wine. Surely
someone will tell me I couldn't had a better taste test for $16 with
something different. But I enjoyed it.

Tasted another one at $1 a shot --
Chateau Haut-Piquot 2005 Lussac St Emilion.

Dee Dee