Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 08 Dec 2008 06:00:40p, notbob told us...
>
>> 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
>>
>
> I've never met an "oenophile" who wasn't pretentios or that didn't think
> they were an expert.

Actually, I'm a fennel and anise snob. I don't think they can be
improved on, not even with the most forward wine.