The following article says:

- Hard as it may be to accept, pleasure is not the measure of fine
wine. Rather, the best measure judges complexity, finesse, cohesion of
flavors, and an indefinable but unmistakable sense of originality.

http://www.nysun.com/food-drink/beyo...-i-dont/53608/

Bravo to that.

Pleasure is purely subjective, and susceptible to the 'dumbing down'
effect of the inexperienced marketplace. The other qualities menioned,
and possible a few more, can be evaluated more objectively by an
experienced palate.


On 2008-05-21 03:10:33 -0700, "
> said:

> The following article says:
>
> - Hard as it may be to accept, pleasure is not the measure of fine
> wine. Rather, the best measure judges complexity, finesse, cohesion of
> flavors, and an indefinable but unmistakable sense of originality.
>
> http://www.nysun.com/food-drink/beyo...-i-dont/53608/

wrote on Wed, 21 May 2008
03:10:33 -0700 (PDT):

> - Hard as it may be to accept, pleasure is not the measure of
> fine wine. Rather, the best measure judges complexity,
> finesse, cohesion of flavors, and an indefinable but
> unmistakable sense of originality.


Don't you get pleasure from "complexity, finesse ......"?
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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On 2008-05-21 09:38:47 -0700, "James Silverton"
> said:

> wrote on Wed, 21 May 2008 03:10:33 -0700 (PDT):
>
>> - Hard as it may be to accept, pleasure is not the measure of
>> fine wine. Rather, the best measure judges complexity,
>> finesse, cohesion of flavors, and an indefinable but
>> unmistakable sense of originality.
>
>
> Don't you get pleasure from "complexity, finesse ......"?

I agree - the two are intertwined - it seems the author is saying one
must discount pleasure in judging a wine, and be concerned only with
some barely defined metrics. One could argue for hours about the
definition of "finesse", let alone something that is admited to be
"undefinable but unmistakable."

> wrote in message
...
> The following article says:
>
> - Hard as it may be to accept, pleasure is not the measure of fine
> wine. Rather, the best measure judges complexity, finesse, cohesion of
> flavors, and an indefinable but unmistakable sense of originality.
>
> http://www.nysun.com/food-drink/beyo...-i-dont/53608/



One of my garden design tutors said: "The best design engages the intellect
as well as the senses" & I think that applies in all fields. The quote
simply says that (in the wine context) in a different way.

pk