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in article , Ian Hoare at
wrote on 9/21/04 6:32 AM:
> Salut/Hi Midlife,
>
> le/on Mon, 20 Sep 2004 09:46:53 -0700, tu disais/you said:-
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>> I'm sure it's just in my head, but after years of enjoying wine I still find
>> myself intimidated by French wine...... particularly getting comfortable
>> with identifying what's in the bottle from the label (and then remembering
>> for next time).
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> I kept quiet on this up to now, wanting to read what everyone else said
> before butting in.
>
> I do agree that for someone brought up on buying wine purely by varietal
> names, the idea of buying wine by region/area/village/estate can be
> confusing. But honestly, it's not really much more complicated than learning
> what grape varietal you like. When approaching wines sold under their
> variety name, you look for the name, "Merlot", "Cabernet Sauvignon" and try
> it out to see if you like it, right? So you don't have too much trouble
> remembering that you like Riesling, and don't like Chardonnay or whatever.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Thank you Ian. All the responses have been appreciated with yours and Dale's
being two that I've printed out and will keep. It's not that I haven't been
exposed to all this before.... I have. I've just never made a real effort
to absorb it and remember it.
I had lunch yesterday with a young man who reps for a large wine distributor
and also owns a small company that does wine education. The conclusion re
my block on this was that I really need to drink more French wine and pay
attention to the labels while I'm doing it. He served a wonderful red
Burgundy (you know.... Pinot Noir ;o))..... I CAN DO THAT!!!!! So I think
I'm on the right track now.
Thanks again.
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