Gimme the red stuff

I don't know anything about wine. I just like drinking it. So I'm not going to spout off some pompous whatevers about how you've got to swish it around and taste the flowers that were growing in the field along with the grapes and such. Nope, according to me you just open a bottle and get real friendly with it. When out and about, I tend to just ask for something red. I love wineries. At home my default is [yellow tail] Shiraz.

Apparently I'm not the only one who likes this stuff. I read recently that the Shiraz is currently the number one selling 750ml red wine in the US. Spiffy, I guess I'm completely wine-generic.

Anyway, [yellow tail] is from a vineyard in South Eastern Australia. Beats me what kind of flowers grow there. It all tastes strangely like fermented grape juice to me, but this is what the "tasting notes" say:

A vibrant, deep purple colour leads to a nose of lifted berry aromas with spicy notes. The full-bodied palate shows generous ripe fruit characters with underlying earthy tones and lingering sweet berry flavours. A touch of vanilla in oak adds balance and softness to the long, enjoyable finish.

Um, sure. Whatever.