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Oxymorons in Winedom - 6/29/2008 3:30:19 PM   
Mtracy

 

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1.  A good reasonably priced Burgundy
2.  An underhyped vintage of Bordeaux

(I apolgize to the francophiles out there.  It's just too easy).
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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 6/29/2008 3:49:43 PM   
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Status: online 		Mtracy, I hope you won't find it offending but...
I like your Pouilly Fuisse!
:)

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 6/29/2008 4:01:32 PM   
Mtracy

 

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Serge, I think you may have mistaken this thread for the Double Entendre thread.  This is the Oxymoron thread.  The Double Entendre thread started next Tuesday.  You may also have mistaken this for the Oxycotin thread which is one I cannot stay off of.

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 6/29/2008 4:06:41 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Mtracy

.... the Oxycotin thread which is one I cannot stay off of.


Too many offs, so little time.

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 6/29/2008 10:52:59 PM   
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But "Fruit bomb" always worried me.

And wine with "nice legs"?
http://www.momjunction.com/members/JournalActions.aspx?g=1046&m=5017

What about Robert Parker Junior?



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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 6/30/2008 12:11:28 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Colonel Lawrence

What about Robert Parker Junior?



I think the thread says "oxymoron" not "moron"..

Ok, ok... I take that back. That was in bad taste, but hard to resist. I have nothing against Mr Parker, have used his ratings (sprinkled with a liberally bit of salt) quite a bit actually.

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 6/30/2008 6:13:55 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Paul S

I think the thread says "oxymoron" not "moron"..


In just a few more posts, we will be able to prove the opposite.

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 7/1/2008 12:43:25 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Mtracy

Hmmmmm........

The Double Entendre thread started next Tuesday. 


Was this one that we missed?
L.

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 7/1/2008 8:39:42 AM   
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I'll try another.... ummm.  something that never happens in wine....

ok   a phrase;  "this Barossa Shiraz was thin and lacking in fruit concentration"
"Sarah and Sparky's wines are very underweight this year"
"Leve pans 2005 Brodeaux"

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 7/1/2008 9:55:36 AM   
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This wine is fully opaque with almost no color but great brightness and clarity.  Massively profound aromas of fig, strawberry, lychee, and blackcurrant are barely detectable.  The palate is thin and concentrated with huge alcohol and absolutely no body.  The lively acidity is offset by the lack of any structure, but the tannins create a huge backbone that disappears abruptly in the lengthy, sweet-and-sour finish.  The heavy oak treatment only complimented the original flavors of the limestone terroir.

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 7/1/2008 10:01:57 AM   
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ORIGINAL: fingers

Oxymoron, dichotomy, or parody?


This wine is fully opaque with almost no color but great brightness and clarity.  Massively profound aromas of fig, strawberry, lychee, and blackcurrant are barely detectable.  The palate is thin and concentrated with huge alcohol and absolutely no body.  The lively acidity is offset by the lack of any structure, but the tannins create a huge backbone that disappears abruptly in the lengthy, sweet-and-sour finish.  The heavy oak treatment only complimented the original flavors of the limestone terroir.


LOL!

Good one!

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 7/1/2008 10:04:07 AM   
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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 7/1/2008 11:03:29 AM   
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LOL!

Good one!


Thanks  - I didn't even use this:

http://www.posi.net/wine-review/

But I think some people do!

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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 7/2/2008 4:20:37 AM   
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This is the best I can do and they're pretty generic:

Awfully Good
Bitter Sweet
Dry Wine
Legally Drunk
Top 100

and right off subject, but I couldn't resist -
United States (Nations etc.)

you can yell back -
European Community!


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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 7/2/2008 4:40:40 AM   
Colonel Lawrence

 

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Clay Specialist
Grass Specialist (never touched a mower!)
Narrowly Beaten
Hawk Eye
Grass Court
Top Spin
Love All
2 Match Points (or 3,4,5...)
Deuce
Venus Williams (no offence meant, I bet Venus couldn't play tennis)
"Let" - when they don't
(can you have one word?)
"Sorry" - when the ball hits the net and goes over
British Champion (sorry Andy)
Wombles of Wimbledon
All England Club!


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RE: Oxymorons in Winedom - 7/2/2008 6:11:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here's one taken from a TN written today.  The imagery is terrific but an oxymoron nonetheless:

...A very feminine cabernet, but more like a female bodybuilder than a ballet dancer...

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