"Ian Hoare" > wrote in message
...
> Salut/Hi Tom S,
>
> le/on Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:04:00 GMT, tu disais/you said:-
>
> >Sancerre ($16US). If I had been served this wine blind I'd have _sworn_
> >that it was a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc!
> [snip]
>
> >That got me to wondering:
> >Could it be that terroir is a function of very slight, regional
> >microbiological infections? ( I hesitate to use the term "spoilage".)
>
> [snip]
> >Does good white winemaking technique consist in throwing away the terroir
> >with the bathwater, so to speak?
>
> What a fascinating question. Thanks for asking.
>
> I'm saying nothing, (My brother, who lurks here from time to time, would
no
> doubt roar with laughter and tell you that's a first!). and reading
> everyone's comments.

Hi, Ian -
Your silence speaks volumes!

Tom S