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Victor de la Serna
Ultra geek
292
Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:50 pm
Madrid, Spain
Daniel Rogov
Resident Curmudgeon
0
Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:10 am
Tel Aviv, Israel
Rahsaan wrote:Daniel Rogov wrote:Some surprises await
Such as?
Bernard Roth wrote:Well, Robin. You stated this as if there really are people making the claim. I think you built a strawman without any good data to support the hypothesis. So please, name names? Who exactly do you know in the single variety camp?
Peter May
Pinotage Advocate
3816
Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:24 am
Snorbens, England
Steve Slatcher
Wine guru
1047
Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:51 am
Manchester, England
Peter May wrote:How many 'single variety' wines are really 100% of that variety? Barrels are topped up and if there isn't enough of that variety maybe another is used. If the back label doesn't explicitly state it is 100% then .....
Victor de la Serna
Ultra geek
292
Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:50 pm
Madrid, Spain
Steve Slatcher wrote:Burgundy as an area is not quite as varietal as many seem to assume!
Steve Slatcher
Wine guru
1047
Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:51 am
Manchester, England
Victor de la Serna wrote:In the Côte-d'Or, from 'villages' upward to 1er Cru and Grand Cru - i.e., all of the quality red burgundies - only pinot is allowed. Since 1395, no less...
Peter May wrote:I have no objection to blending, it can make a better wine by filling in blank spots in the wine taste profile, but I do object to wines labelled as a varietal which are infact a 75/25% blend because 25% makes a substantial difference to the varietal taste of a wine
Steve Slatcher
Wine guru
1047
Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:51 am
Manchester, England
Bernard Roth wrote:Indeed the premise is so blatantly preposterous one should wonder why spin such a yarn in the first place.
David M. Bueker
Riesling Guru
34412
Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
Victor de la Serna
Ultra geek
292
Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:50 pm
Madrid, Spain
David M. Bueker wrote:Bernard - in complaining about what you perceive to be absolutist you are also being absolutist.
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