Why the Snarkiness?

I started this blog and the subsequent page that this is linked to (www.snarkywineninja.com) because despite all of the publications out there, people still ask me all the time, "what wine should I get with this meal?" Do I want to be helpful? Not particularly. I don't even really like people as most of you know, which is why I moved near New York City...to be surrounded by millions who never make eye contact and leave me alone. No, I started this to answer the questions that some of these major wine magazines don't seem to be addressing.

 I love Food and Wine magazine. I think Decanter is fabulous, as well, and not because I'm trying to score points with the Brits. I already lost them with my vernacular in sentence one. Some of the other magazines out there focus on ratings and flowery prose yet still don't help people find what they like. People who have more to do then study ratings all day, i.e., doctors, nurses, teachers... Maybe a wine received 100 points but is dark and dense in fruit and high in alcohol. Does that mean the proverbial 'you' will like it? Not necessarily, and for sure no guarantees that it will go along with your mac and cheese surprise or lemon chicken.

Also, I'm not narcissistic enough to think I'll have all the answers, just enough that I'll do most of the writing. Periodically, I'll have ghost writers jumping in with some of the funnier stories that accompany the bullsh*t in this business. I'll also be reviewing wines with a very simple, acid, alcohol, fruit and complexity scale that can be quickly looked at and reviewed for making decisions on your own! 

If you don't mind sarcasm and snark, then I hope what's to follow is helpful and maybe makes you laugh just enough to pee yourself.

Sincerely,
The Snarky Wine Ninja
www.snarkywineninja.com