tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128271396089958050.post7474027059443147282..comments2024-03-08T21:37:38.443-08:00Comments on VinoFictions: Tasting NotesThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128271396089958050.post-24118677059468376322007-10-26T10:19:00.000-07:002007-10-26T10:19:00.000-07:00Jay,Remind me not to ask you too many questions :/...Jay,<BR/><BR/>Remind me not to ask you too many questions :/)Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128271396089958050.post-87884905964952473722007-10-26T06:51:00.000-07:002007-10-26T06:51:00.000-07:00I SUSPECT THAT MANY DEVOTEES OF TASTING NOTES MAY ...I SUSPECT THAT MANY DEVOTEES OF TASTING NOTES MAY BE SEEKING SHORT-CUTS TO SATISFACTION -- GIVEN THE FRENZIED LIFESTYLES OF MANY WORKING STIFFS.<BR/>~Do you think some wine writers are influenced by freebies and press releases?<BR/>A BETTER QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT PERCENTAGE ARE?<BR/>~Do you care what others think about any given wine and if so, why?<BR/>CERTAINLY, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE LIVER.<BR/>~Do you think your wine taste has merit for someone else’s palate, especially someone you don’t know personally?<BR/>CERTAINLY, BUT IF THEY DESIRE TO SELF-RELIANT THEY'LL MAKE TIME ASCERTAIN THEIR OWN PALATE PREFERENCES.<BR/>~Do you think talking about wine approximates the pleasure of consuming it? FOR WINE GEEKS / BOOK WORMS, LONGEVITY DICTATES READING ABOUT AND DISCUSSING WINES... <BR/>~Are you a fan of convivial wining and dining? ONLY 100-POINT PARKER WINES AT 30-POINT ZAGAT JOINTS WITH LIKE-MINDED LEMMINGS. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128271396089958050.post-2013519782000502232007-10-25T05:32:00.000-07:002007-10-25T05:32:00.000-07:00Welcome, Tom. Thanks for popping in. Let's have so...Welcome, Tom. Thanks for popping in. Let's have some fun now.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious about your second and third responses: if you respect someone else's palate because of past experience, why don't you think your palate has merit to someone else? Have you no taste at all?<BR/><BR/>Ah! In my view, consuming wine exceeds the pleasure of talking about it. But then, I'm forever talking about things--maybe I need the rest.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the definition of coherence is when you say something that I can understand!!!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128271396089958050.post-76790824595762107852007-10-24T17:15:00.000-07:002007-10-24T17:15:00.000-07:00~Do you think some wine writers are influenced by ...~Do you think some wine writers are influenced by freebies and press releases?<BR/>I THINK WRITERS ARE INFLUENCED TO BECOME INTERESTED IN PARTICULAR STORIES OR ANGLES. BUT NOT TO LIKE A WINE AS A RESULT.<BR/><BR/>~Do you care what others think about any given wine and if so, why?<BR/>YES. BECAUSE I RESPECT CERTAIN PEOPLE'S PALATES BECAUSE THEY'VE POINTED ME TOWARD WINES I LIKE BEFORE<BR/><BR/>~Do you think your wine taste has merit for someone else’s palate, especially someone you don’t know personally?<BR/>I DON'T THINK SO<BR/><BR/><BR/>~Do you think talking about wine approximates the pleasure of consuming it?<BR/>NO. BUT NEITHER DOES DRINKING WINE APPROXIMATE THE PLEASURE OF TALKING ABOUT IT.<BR/><BR/>~Are you a fan of convivial wining and dining?<BR/>YES<BR/><BR/>~Can you still render a coherent opinion after a few of those high-octane 16 percenters and up???<BR/>DEFINE "COHERENT".<BR/><BR/>TOM<BR/>http://www.fermentation.typepad.com<BR/>http://www.specialtywineretailers.org/blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com