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Default guerrilla wine labeller in the supermarket

On Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 8:39:06 PM UTC-6, graham wrote:
> 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!
>

Chambord and seltzer is delicious.
>
> Graham


--Bryan