Hence nobody understands the American palate more than Napa. Which is why if you’re “American” the odds are high that given your flavor profile Napa is the perfect transition or introduction to very good wine with an undeniable delicious factor that put me and many others on course………

QOTD: I haven't had too many napa wines mostly because I'm a broke college student and I've found them to be too pricey when there are too many other good wines out there for a better price.

Interesting question. I think I maybe did start with Napa, or at least I was biased for California, Napa and Sonoma being what I looked for most. I still love them, though I think my tolerance for oakiness has diminished. I recently had a Frog's Leap Cabernet, a wine I loved the first time I had it, but last week, it left me wanting something more. Having said that, I have had so many amazing Napa wines, but I think so much more of California has wonderful wines to offer, to say nothing of the rest of the world. These days, my collection (only 70 bottles or so at any given time) is about 33% California, 33% France, (excluding Champagne), 15% Champagne, and the rest a mixed bag of Italy, Argentina, Portugal, South Africa, and maybe even an Australian wine collecting spiderwebs on the bottom! So, I haven't moved away, but I've gathered more wines to me. Great question.