Timothy Hartley > wrote in
:

>> The average American won't know what the
>> heck "Cotes du Rhone - Villages" means.
>>
>> Dan-O (just my two cents)
>>
>
> In which case how is the cépage information going to help
> him?
>

In 1969 I had a friend who was examining my likes and dislikes in wine, he
said, "you will like beaujolais." He was right, He might have said "You
will like gamay" but he didn't. I also knew at the time that I liked
chianti classico, though I did not know that I liked wines made from
Sangiovese. It is largely what you learn. Had I learned varietals I might
be on that bandwagon, but I learned AOC's and blends and to this day it is
how I think of wine. For those of us who have learned this way the varietal
litany seems silly since even in my favorites there huge difference from
year to year based upon the growing conditions etc. You could try to
convince me to drink brand X shirazGrenanche blend but it would be easier
to blend something and call it Goats do Roam in Villages, I would know
instantly what it would be (or should be) like.


--
Joseph Coulter
Cruises and Vacations
http://www.josephcoulter.com/