“A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover.” – Cliff Fadiman

What is the most important ingredient in a bottle of wine?  We could spend an entire evening debating the answer to that question.  Of course the grapes account for much of that equation – varietal, viticulture, vinification – as does terroir, vintage effects (weather, etc.), fermentation choices, aging, etc.  But I’m thinking of a much …