Nothing is Absolute

Sometimes I feel that some wine drinkers are obsessed with upholding certain principles, such as vintage years, ways of decanting, how to open tin foils, how long to breathe before the wines are consumed, and touching the bottle without caution would be enraging. Some may insist on using the right glass, choosing only mature wines... the list goes on. Thinking back, there were times when I was just as paranoid, but with the accumulation of wine drinking experience (i.e. getting old), the more wines I tried over the years and more rules b