st.helier wrote:
> Enough Scarpitti, enough !!!
>
> We all know your thoughts re tasting.
> We all know your thoughts re scoring.
> We all know your thoughts re consuming wine only with food.
> We all know of you passion for things Italian, to the exclusion of all else.
>
> When you chose to express your considerable knowledge of Italian wines, you
> are an informed contributor.
>
> When you choose to rant on and on and on and on - you are just a bloody
> bore.
>
> Hey, some of us here will agree with your sentiments on tasting; some won't
> agree - so what!
> Some of us here may agree with your thoughts re scoring; others won't - so
> what!
> Some will agree that wine should only be consumed with food - I know I
> don't - so what!
> I know I enjoy many Italian wines - and French and German and Australian and
> NZ and Chilean and South African and Spanish and Portuguese and Hungarian -
> you choose to limit yourself - your choice - so what!
>
> You choose to limit your experience to one country's produce. Your
> specialist subject is wines of Italy. SO WHAT!
> I do not place any limitations on my experiences - I do not have a
> specialist subject - I know a little about a lot.

I prefer to know more about a more-restricted area. Knowing only a
little is useless. One could spend decades exploring ONLY Tusan wines!
Trying to know a little about all the wines in the world is to me a
pointless exercise, since so many of these wines are not compatible
with Italian regional cooking. Why, if I am engaged in Italian regional
cooking, should I bother with Australian or Chilean wines, when wines
from the region are a natural match? If I were going to produce a
Chilean meal, it might make sense.

>
> At times I bow to your superior knowledge.
>
> But most of the time, you are simply a pain in the f*#%^#g ass who is doing
> his damndest to ruin an excellent forum.

No, I'm simply poking fun at the absurdities I see in the wine world.

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> st.helier