On 2009-01-26, modom (palindrome guy) > wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:41:01 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas
> wrote:
>
>>"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in
m:

>>> I quite liked. At first the Zin in D's glass was a bit rambunctious,
>>> but it settled down after a few moments.

>>Zinfandel is not a 'big wine' in any sense of the word.

> "Zinfandel as a red wine can be made light and fruity, much like
> French Beaujolais, or lively, complex and age worthy, like Cabernet or
> claret. It can also be made into big, ripe, high alcohol style wines
> that resemble Port. Zinfandel is also a component of most California
> "jug" wines, since it is the most widely planted red wine grape."

WTF are you ppl talking about? What the Hell is "rambunctious". "Big"?
"Jug wines"?

Somebody outta smack you both upside the head. If you're gonna use
pretentious wine terms, the proper term for "big" is "huge", which means it's high
in alcohol content and is very full bodied. As for being a "big" wine,
Pete, zin is probably the biggest wine around. Oz got no equivalent, so you
got nothing to say. As for being the most widely planted varietal, I doubt
it. Even if it was, who would be stupid enough to waste it on jug wine when
good zin gets premium prices. Don't even mention white zin, as it's a bogus
crap wine make for wine pussies.

nb.... gauntlet down!