The wine shop clerk told me the wine was very dry, but when I took my purchase home and pulled the cork, I found it to be too sweet for me.
Yet again, I learned that taking the advice of wine store clerks can be a mixed bag, and often leads to an inappropriate purchase — or worse, an awful wine.
It is one reason that I rarely ask for advice in a wine shop. It usually has to do with the fact that I prefer to pucker after I sip a white wine. Clerks assume I'm like most Americans, for whom a slightly sweet wine is fine.
Updated: Tue Jul 11, 2023