On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:13:45 -0700, Pennyaline wrote:

> 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 draw the line when the wine starts goosing me under the table.

your pal,
blake