tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post2428403127750989585..comments2024-03-06T04:50:47.440+01:00Comments on More than just wine: What makes a wine "great"? Barolo Rocche della Annunziata 1999, from Paolo ScavinoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635428184895066582noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post-53943360112483921262013-10-15T18:55:00.459+02:002013-10-15T18:55:00.459+02:00David, you flatter me by « innuending » - a better...David, you flatter me by « innuending » - a better verb could be « insinuating » or even “implying” – that anything subtle could come to my mind and you don’t do you justice by pleading innocence. You are as guilty as I am ever so brutal and coarse. But let’s settle for the unconscious side of this doubtful business.<br />More seriously, you are absolutely right when insisting on the importance of both the setting of a tasting and the people who share this happy moment. Still, a poor wine will never be “great”, however lovely the company. In contradistinction, an excellent wine might well be spoiled by nutters around you. <br />Luc Charliernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post-33564326287951887042013-10-15T16:20:14.890+02:002013-10-15T16:20:14.890+02:00Luc, I was fairly sure that you would pick up on t...Luc, I was fairly sure that you would pick up on this part of the subtle equation. Yet I must plead full innocence in the matter, as, when I tasted the wine, I had quite forgotten having met Signorina Scavino all those years ago. You are of course entitled not to believe me and discount my argument. It is nevertheless the truth. We could perhaps settle for a subconscious influence, as you suggest/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635428184895066582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post-77319469435242564422013-10-15T16:16:50.788+02:002013-10-15T16:16:50.788+02:00Yes Tom. By pure coincidence, I opened yesterday, ...Yes Tom. By pure coincidence, I opened yesterday, having posted this article, my copy of the latest issue of The World of Fine Wine and fell upon a very interesting article by Katherine Cole (who lives in Oregon) entitled "Can wine make you cry?". It deals to a large extent with the same territory and I found it very interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635428184895066582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post-70753097839210008002013-10-15T15:56:53.017+02:002013-10-15T15:56:53.017+02:00That truly does sound like a "great" win...That truly does sound like a "great" wine, David. Your article shows the importance of "context" in tasting. Both the wine, the place where it was made and the people who made it, and the people who you shared it with all enter into this mysterious equation. tomfiorinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264077539692204109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post-32203243543752733332013-10-15T10:10:16.056+02:002013-10-15T10:10:16.056+02:00You don't mention Enrica Scavino as one of the...You don't mention Enrica Scavino as one of the factors contributing to you liking this wine so much, David. It must constitute a subconscious element. Proof: you talk of Terra Remonta, instead of Remota. Remonté, huh? Luc Charliernoreply@blogger.com