"DaleW" > skrev i meddelandet
oups.com...
> Ich bin ein Winesnob (I am a wine shoemaker)
>
> As noted in our periodic courtesy reminders:
> "No one is superior (In My Humble Opinion) based on either the
> simplicity or elegance of what they eat or drink.

Hear, hear!

> Does it somehow offend you to
> read about a meal you wouldn't eat yourself?

I swear I'll never mention lutfisk again! No, seriously ...

> I personally enjoy posting notes from a great QPR wine like the '04
> Heretiques (last night, yum) or the Pepiere Muscadet as much as a great
> mature Bordeaux.

And I enjoy reading them. Only thing is they make me hungry - and makes me
look in a thoughtful manner towards the wine cellar (easily seen from the
computer I use at home).

> But I do take exception to the idea that "all wines
> are equal." If there is any point to having a wine newsgroup, it is
> for people to voice opinions on wines (regardless of
> price), pairings, travel, etc. That's not snobbery.

It is an old Latin saying, de gustibus non est disputandem, taste is not to
be discussed - and a more erroneous Latin saying is hard to find. I most
certainly hope we will continue to hear opinions raised, suggestions made,
and so on. I just sincerely hope that people are not put off from the group
for reasons not always clear to me (I know why I no longer psot in the
Italian NG, and quite rarely in the French).

Xina will, I hope, soon arrive, and she will be greeted with pumpkin soup,
baked scallops, a casserole of corn and crab meat, and foie gras with an
apple gastrique. Hmmmmm - wonder what will be the main course ?

Cheers!
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