Ep 400: 10 Things That Have Changed in Wine in the 10 Years of WFNP

<p>Thank you for 10+ years and 400 episodes. We couldn’t do it without you! A VERY special thanks to our <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople">Patrons</a> who have kept the show alive since 2018. </p> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/400_Episodes_YouTube_Channel_Art.jpg" alt="" width="256" height="144" /></p> <p>In this show we discuss 10 things we've learned over the 400 episodes we've produced over the last 10+ years. Here's a quick summary...<br /> <br /></p> <p>1. Climate change is no longer a BS term. People are taking it seriously and being more positive about what to do about it<br /> <br /></p> <p>2. Change in the New World – confidence, maturity, and even better wine<br /> <br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">3. Change in the Old World – a more wine-lover centric attitude<br /> <br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/WFNP_Maps_World.jpg" alt="" width="342" height="226" /></p> <p>4. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater…wine styles have diversified, so make sure you try many examples before you say you dislike a grape or a region<br /> <br /></p> <p>5. The decline of the wine score…we still use them, but they carry a lot less weight and there are many of us who know they are highly biased and don’t give a lot of information to us<br /> <br /></p> <p>6. Balance is more important in wine than any one component<br /> <br /></p> <p>7. Consistency for WFNP (and for wine) is never going away…but changing your mind with new facts is ok!<br /> <br /></p> <p>8. Everything in wine changes, everything in wine stays the same…<br /> <br /></p> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/pexels-timur-saglambilek-87224.jpg" alt="" width="372" height="248" /></p> <p>9. You can get a great bottle for $9, if you know what to look for<br /> <br /></p> <p>10. A riff on #4 – someti