It's a familiar scene: you're on your way to the in-laws for dinner, and there are somewhere between 10 and countless bottles of Sauvignon Blanc on the shelf at Dan Murphy's. There's even more in the fridge at the back of the shop. All you wanted was a nice glass of wine at a reasonable price that might win you some familial brownie points. But now you're drowning in labels and trying to remember all that second-hand advice that armchair wine drinkers like to give without ever needing anyone to ask them for it.
What did they say? Do the medals mean anything, or are they just for the aesthetic? Was it always try a wine with a foot on the label, or never drink one with a foot? Are fancy cursive fonts better than non-cursive fonts? What in sweet forgiveness is a Fiano? And why does it sound like the name of a sensible Italian hatchback?
