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David M. Bueker
Riesling Guru
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
AlexR wrote:Saying you like Beaujolais these days is like admitting to having seduced the babysitter.
AlexR wrote:Of course, there are trends in wine just like everything else.
Even among the more staid, bourgeois wine drinkers among us .
A recent trend is to knock Beaujolais.
Ryan Maderak wrote:Which raises an interesting question: why does Beaujolais behave so differently than the other wine regions of France when it comes to generic wines of the region versus specific appellations? With Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Rhone, etc., the cheap, generic versions may not have the complexity or quality, but they are identifiable as wines from that region, having a character similar to, if lesser than, the better wines. But basic Beaujolais tastes nothing like the Crus.
Which is to say in Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Rhone, the specific appellations are seen as the reference expression for the region, with the generics being an everyday version. In Beaujolais however, it seems perhaps that to most people (even to me in some sense) the generic wines are the reference expression, and the Crus are more 'esoteric' and interesting but not necessarily typical versions.
David M. Bueker
Riesling Guru
34386
Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
Norman S wrote:Thanks Tom! I hope I did not tick anyone off with my candor.
As a side note: I just started my small humble personal vineyard last week. Plan to extend it a bit with another variety and a few more vines and in 3-4 years so what it brings. Made my first batch of wine today matter of fact! An auspicious day!
David M. Bueker
Riesling Guru
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
David M. Bueker wrote:Very cool Norman - quite Gandalf-esque. We have some Tolkien fans here as well.
Howie Hart
The Hart of Buffalo
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:13 pm
Niagara Falls, NY
Ryan Maderak wrote:On the issue of Nouveau prices, I only ever buy the stuff once it goes on clearance
Rahsaan wrote:Ryan Maderak wrote:On the issue of Nouveau prices, I only ever buy the stuff once it goes on clearance
How long does that usually take?
Ryan Maderak wrote:I want to say 6 - 8 months, but I'm not 100% sure. At which point, the price is usually cut by half.
Rahsaan wrote:Ryan Maderak wrote:I want to say 6 - 8 months, but I'm not 100% sure. At which point, the price is usually cut by half.
Interesting. I guess some of the better BN will still show well even at that point. And in theory it is the 'better' ones that are finding their way across the Atlantic.
Ryan Maderak wrote:I had one of the 2006's in Nov 07, and it was impressively good.
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