On 2008-12-08, Pennyaline > wrote:

> "Fruit forward" reds are lusher and more heavily fruity than subtler
> reds that rely on aged flavors and balanced tannins for character. Some
> wine snobs call the most obstreperous of them "fruit bombs."

"Some wine snobs"? "rely on aged flavors and balanced tannins for
character"? Seems those zany oenophiles are not letting the grape rot grow under
their feet and are even more pretentious since I last visited the great wine
comedy.


nb ...aka zinn