Nov 16, 2009
I don’t really get into reading about wine. But maybe I should if it’s usually this funny.
Aromas of…black raspberry jam lead to a palate of…chocolate and coffee as well as wet stone and lead pencil shadings.
-description of Calvet Thunevin Cuvee Constance 2005
Mmmmm. Pencil shavings are such an appealing smell.
And what exactly DOES wet stone smell like
Oh yeah! I’ve been craving the savor of wet stone and lead pencil shadings.
I was pretty sure that was supposed to be “shavings.” But I guess “shadings” makes it more artistic. Wet stone and shadings is classier than puddle-pebbles and sawdust.
What’s hilarious is that they gave the lead-and-stone-tasting wine 90 points!
i try to drink wine occasionally, but i’m still in a stage where i usually have to try really hard to finish a glass without gagging eventually. i never can identify the “berry notes” they’re talking about that make it sound so appealing.
I’m working on that myself. I do enjoy wine (particularly Chardonnay or Syrah) and I can taste berry, chocolate, and a very small number of the other obvious aromas, but wine snobs are hilarious. They make it sound like it should taste like Fanta or something.
I’m the same. Even if I start a glass of wine and it tastes delicious at first, I always end up feeling like I’m drinking perfume and can’t finish it.
You might appreciate this piece of wit: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/potato_chip_connoisseur_detects
Where do you FIND this stuff! :)
If you think that’s funny, reviewing scotch can be just as bad
http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/brand/johnnie_walker/whisky275.html
Tasting wine, like tasting anything, is a subjective experience, one that is learned. (How many people liked coffee on the first sip?) And people who enjoy wine use terms that seem a little silly to those who don’t enjoy it.
Reading the description given, I can have an idea of what the wine’s flavor profile is. Wine is an agricultural product–it has flavors and aromas that reveal much about where the grapes were grown, where the wine was made, and the personality of the vitner.
I grew up in a fundamentalist household that didn’t approve of alcohol, but when I started drinking wine, reading about winemaking and talking to winemakers a lot of the parables became a lot more personal and immediate.
Don’t worry, I think the description is funny, but I’m not mocking. It won me over, in fact. I went to buy some tonight, but they were sold out. New shipment in on Wednesday, though!
Well now I’m intrigued. I’m going to have to get a bottle myself. We should all compare notes.
They’ll have it at Sorella on Washington and 11th.
Oh, the descriptive language can be very funny. The only thing funnier is people (such as me) who take themselves too seriously.
For an interesting wine education –
http://tv.winelibrary.com