On 22/02/2015 7:31 PM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
> On Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 12:16:07 PM UTC-6, notbob wrote:
>> On 2015-02-22, Tim w > wrote:
>>> Hilarious, he
>>> http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2015/01/26/...wine-labeller/
>>> and here
>>> http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2014/04/21/...ne-subversion/
>>
>> LOL!.....
>>
>> Reminds me of the time when I was still learning about wine. Went to
>> a local vineyard that specialized in Syrahs and Pinot noirs, for a
>> tasting. I asked for a red that was "chewy". They gave me a PN that
>> was to-die-for. Then another lady --who was probably as dumb as
>> myself-- asked me, "Is chewy a proper wine term?" I never answered
>> her, thinking what a dolt she was asking about the rather clever term
>> I'd jes made up on the spur of the moment. What was even funnier is,
>> I later learned "chewy" is, indeed, a proper wine description term.
>> That, or I actually did invent a new term and didn't realize it.
>>
> I know very little about wine, but I've been enjoying Pinot grigio
> spritzers lately, and I'm curious whether I might also like some highly
> hopped ales diluted with seltzer.
>>
>> nb
>
> --Bryan
Jack Mann, a vigneron who made a famous white wine in Australia used to
drink it with soda water and ice on a hot day!
Graham