On Mon 08 Dec 2008 07:13:45p, Pennyaline told us...

> 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.
>
>

I feel the same way about fennel and anise. However, I could see that the
combination with the right wine might be very pleasant, although not
necessarily an improvement. At first taste together, it might be a very
nice surprise.


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Wayne Boatwright
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