Surprising Wines (That May Not Surprise Everyone)
Surprising Wines is a site that aims to write about wine in a way that demystifies it. Plenty of folks out there want to tell you how stupid you are and how you cannot possibly understand the intricacies of wine. I assure you this isn't true.
Mostly we will write about unusual, underappreciated and rare grapes. This site is also about writing about wines that are, in some other way, surprising; the wines come from unusual areas, are unusual blends or they are unusually good for the price. Sometimes there will just be little bits of information we think is interesting. We will attempt to talk about wine using as little jargon as possible.
On occasion there will articles on wine, wine history, wine makers and other interesting information. Always feel free to get in touch.
We welcome comments and input by everyone (and especially experts) but if you are rude or stupid or both? Don't expect niceness back? Also, yes we know our photo has wines that are unsurprisingly good; those are just the bottles we had around!
Patrick Ogle
Mostly we will write about unusual, underappreciated and rare grapes. This site is also about writing about wines that are, in some other way, surprising; the wines come from unusual areas, are unusual blends or they are unusually good for the price. Sometimes there will just be little bits of information we think is interesting. We will attempt to talk about wine using as little jargon as possible.
On occasion there will articles on wine, wine history, wine makers and other interesting information. Always feel free to get in touch.
We welcome comments and input by everyone (and especially experts) but if you are rude or stupid or both? Don't expect niceness back? Also, yes we know our photo has wines that are unsurprisingly good; those are just the bottles we had around!
Patrick Ogle
Patrick Ogle has worked as a reporter for the Miami Herald, as a PR person for arts organizations, as a writer for online publications, as a musician and, most importantly here, at a variety of wine bars and wine shops.