As I was perusing the isles of a local wine store, recently, I came across the store manager.  We know one other as professional acquaintances fairly well.  I visit the store often on behalf of the Wine Inquirer Wine Finder as well as to pick up an occasion bargain or two. 

We were discussing the breadth of wines now available worldwide and how much improved they have become, Malbec and Chilean wines for example, when he told me of an intriguing discussion he had with a friend.  His friend asked him, “if you were stranded on an island, which wine would you want with you?”  Well this opened a Pandora’s Box as we picked apart one varietal and blends after another.