Alcohol and prejudice

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Alder Yarrow writes about one of the most frequent prejudice we face with Amarone wines: alcohol.

“There's alcohol level, and then there's balance.

(…) It's fine to have tasted a lot of Amarone and decide you don't like it. It's not fine to merely say you don't think you'd like it because it clocks in at 15% alcohol.

And don't get me started on Châteauneuf-du-Pape or Etna Rossos. There are so many wines that nudge into the 15% range that have incredible depth, balance, minerality, vibrant acidity and truly no trace of the blocky, searing qualities that make the worst high-alcohol wines all but undrinkable.

(…) Don't judge a wine by the alcohol percentage on the label! Dismissing a wine based purely on its alcohol level does you, and the world of wine, a great disservice.

Please, have a read here: The Wine World is Prejudiced Against Higher Alcohols