penguinoid
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Joined: 1/10/2013 From: Australia via the UK, now in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: gruqqt@gmail.com Apologies for ranting about overzealous notes far removed from the wines grown, harvested, vinified and bottled by hard working cellarmasters. I was pointing out the incongruity between a bar patron in Lyon enjoying his glass of Rhone for what it is, a drink, and selected notes. That's ok, though I am not sure I understand your point. I've worked with viticulturists, cellarmasters, and winemakers, and none that I know would be insulted by someone making notes on their wine -- unless the notes were unfairly harsh! quote:
ORIGINAL: gruqqt@gmail.com I am expressing the frustration shown by a British philosopher, writer, wine lover who wrote about wine's connections to its origins and suggested that "It's a damn good wine" was an adequate review. "I Drink Therefore I Am." It's a view I've heard and also don't understand. I enjoy analysing wine a bit more deeply than that, though I know that not everyone does. If you're not keen on reading more detailed notes and reviews on wines, it's easy enough to avoid reading them. There is no need to try and prohibit others from enjoying wine in their own way, even if it's different to yours. For me, "it's a damn good wine" isn't a useful review because it doesn't tell me why they like the wine. It's possible their tastes are different enough to mine that what they like about the wine would be what I dislike about it.
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