"A glass of the house red,” we mutter before we can stop ourselves, disappointed with our lack of knowledge.
How on earth does one become a wine snob? How are we supposed to tell our Malbecs from Grenaches? Words and phrases like “skin contact”, “acidity” and “tannins” come to mind without any real knowledge of their meaning in a bid to flex the little expertise we can muster and prove we're an oenophile once and for all.
