William P.: Adventures in Wine
Q1: Where did you grow up?
A1: Southwest Suburbs of Chicago
Q2: What was the first time you remember drinking wine?
A2: Watching the Godfather with some friends of mine in college. We saw they were all drinking wine so we decided we would try it.
Q3: When did you start to like wine?
A3: Friends of mine and I started bringing Franzia boxes to Thanksgiving parties. As we got older, the wines got more respectable and I realized there were some I really enjoyed.
Q4: Where do you drink wine mostly?
A4: When I am out with my wine appreciating friends, usually at a BYO sushi place.
Q5: What are your favorite types of wine? Varietals? Regions?
A5: Napa Valley Cabernets and Zins.
Q6: What are your favorite kinds of food?
A6: Pasta, Pizza, Steaks, Pork Chops.
Q7: What are your favorite restaurants?
A7: Pizza is my favorite but I enjoy steakhouses, and BBQ ribs are high on the list.
Q8: What is your favorite wine and food pairing?
A8: Any strong red with a good filet.
Q9: Do you cook? If so, what kind of food and for whom?
A9: I am pretty good on the grill and I make some mean steaks. I can also do the occasional pasta in a meat sauce.
Q10: If you were stranded on a desert island, what one type of food/wine would choose to have?
A10: I would want a nice think porterhouse or bone in rib eye and I'd wash it down with a Hess Collection Cabernet. This must be a swanky island.
Q11: What are your favorite wine memories?
A11: Going on a vacation to Napa Valley and visiting about a half dozen wineries.
Q12: Do you have any wine-related disasters?
A12: Only if you count a bottle of Ferrari Carano Tressor tasting considerably better at the winery than it did when I got a bottle home.
Q13: Which are your favorite Bottlenotes wines?
A13: I really liked the Cannonball Cabernet. I bought another bottle.
