A first wine is neither the expensive one nor the famous one. It is the one your tongue does not dislike. Start with sweet and move toward dry. Three descend. One glass teaches the taste. Two glasses forget the glass. Stop at one. 1. Riesling — Slightly sweet and cool, it erases the strangeness of a first glass. 2. Pinot noir — Red yet light, and not harsh, so it is the first door into red. 3. Sparkling wine — The bubbles announce the feast before anyone speaks. Icarius, the first to receive wine, shared it with his neighbors and lost his life.

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Question:“On a first wine”

On a first wine

A first wine is neither the expensive one nor the famous one. It is the one your tongue does not dislike. Start with sweet and move toward dry.

Three descend. One glass teaches the taste. Two glasses forget the glass. Stop at one.

RieslingSlightly sweet and cool, it erases the strangeness of a first glass.
Pinot noirRed yet light, and not harsh, so it is the first door into red.
Sparkling wineThe bubbles announce the feast before anyone speaks.

Icarius, the first to receive wine, shared it with his neighbors and lost his life.