I'm a Cabernet Sauvignon fan, although I mostly drink wine during late fall or winter. (don't know why) Chardonnay for white. But, my favorite is wine from blue Portugese grapes. Thrives in the southern part of Czech Republic and northern part of Austria.
Ice wine or frozen wine, basically wine that was picked while it's frozen is excellent if done properly, but dunno if you can find something like that here in the US. Tends to be pricey as well.
NOTHING beats going into a wine cellar and tasting different types of wine w/ your buds directly out of barrels. Keep some good cheese on hand.
You generally end up crawling out, not walking out. Or at least in my case.
Yours truly after a wine tasting session in a wine cellar that lasted over 2 1/2 hours, in which we sampled 70+ types of red/white wine. As you can see, my right hand is still holding an imaginary glass of wine.
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