Chicken Wine

When it comes to wine, I have three basic principles.

1) It's hard to go wrong with red wines from Australia.

2) If it costs more than $10, its quality is lost on me.

3) The terminology used to describe wine is typically nonsense.

This brings me to the Pinot Noir from Rex Goliath, named after a 47 pound bird once billed as the "world's largest rooster" and affectionately known in my house as "chicken wine". Though it comes from Italy rather than Australia, its moderate price-tag means even someone with my unrefined tastes can appreciate the lush and velvety wine. I drank it tonight and plan to do so again soon. Cheers.