Seattle - October 15, 2008

Wine Know

Substance Wines

Mixing spirits is usually a recipe for disaster. (To wit: Cousin Carly’s wedding reception and ensuing hangover.)

Instead, sip a single grape from Substance.

A joint venture of Waters Winery and Gramercy Cellars, the label exhibits the diversity of Washington State’s vineyards while offering a crash course in oenology.

Each wine is a single varietal, allowing a drinker to more easily distinguish a grape’s particular characteristics. Retire your grab-and-go method of selection for a bottle of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, or riesling. Then log on to an interactive website (resembling a periodic table on a revolving axis) for tasting notes.

When it’s time to discuss preferences, you’ll be a straight shooter.

Available online at winesofsubstance.com. Enter code dailycandy to receive 20 percent off when you buy three bottles.