tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128271396089958050.post5050222216216801318..comments2024-03-08T21:37:38.443-08:00Comments on VinoFictions: Just the facts, pleaseThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128271396089958050.post-22562229279797143322009-02-15T11:39:00.000-08:002009-02-15T11:39:00.000-08:00Steve,What is the issue in anonymous' original pos...Steve,<BR/><BR/>What is the issue in anonymous' original post? That much of marketing and promotion is disgusting? No argument from me there.<BR/><BR/>My issue is with the outright and direct statement that wine and chocolate do not pair, with no proof to back it up.<BR/><BR/>I happen to disagree: technically, there are reasons that the two can pair, and I've run classes to prove that it can work. But if someone can prove to me that I'm wrong--I'm open to debate on the issue. A definitive condemnation without evidence is not persuasive.<BR/><BR/>Further, there is a blanket statement in the post that reads as if every winery that tries to sell the consumer on the wine and chocolate pairing is scamming them. Again, where's the evidence?<BR/><BR/>All I'm saying is that making claims or definitive pronouncements requires a fact or two to back them up.<BR/><BR/>The blogger and I have emailed privately about this matter. He (or she) says we know each other. If so, he (or she) also knows that I love a good debate, but I am not a fan of opinion just for its sake. I like to discuss the things behind the opinions--the facts, the evidence, the first-hand experience, et al.<BR/><BR/>Consumers are supposedly adults. They can make their own decisions about what they want to participate in and what they do or don't like. We should try to give them the facts.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128271396089958050.post-70578474313202640122009-02-15T09:32:00.000-08:002009-02-15T09:32:00.000-08:00I think you really miss the point, both of the ori...I think you really miss the point, both of the original post you criticized and in your advocacy of wine and chocolate pairings.<BR/><BR/>Today's SF Chonicle notes "the Monterey Public Library's annual Chocolate and Wine Tasting is your chance to catch up...Chocolate will pour from a fountain and appear in the guise of chicken mole and chocolate beer, as well as in more traditional cakes, cookies, and candy; wine will flow courtesy of Bargetto Winery, Pianette, Hahn Estates and other benefactors....<BR/><BR/>Is this really what you want to encourage?SteveinOaklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298520974097333516noreply@blogger.com