Vintelligentsia

[phlin]

I used to have a roommate who would tease me about my passion for wine. Whenever I started to talk about wine, she would roll her eyes and cry out, "You're such a wine snob!" Of course, I always suspected that her response was more a function of her insecurity and ignorance about wine, a defensive gesture that revealed her class consciousness and

Comments

[spidergyrl]

provincial fears and move beyond two buck chuck...

lol... you really know how to insult a person!

97+ points for the krug champagne is pretty fantastic. great posts on wine always. people either "get it" or they don't.

recently, i saw a first date couple at dinner... the guy didn't even attempt to look at the wine list or ask for a recommendation. he simply shrugged, ordered a beer and told the woman to pick. if i were her, there would be no second date.

[phlin]

i can understand if someone prefers beer over wine. what annoys me, however, is when beer drinkers try to make wine drinkers feel bad for their choice of beverages.

[cafeinarles]

cheers! krug 96 rocks! although, the cristal rose 96 i had recently was pretty nice too (and i'm not a big cristal fan)!
and one other thing...what is your daily bubbly? do you like egly ouriet?

[phlin]

i wish i could drink egly ouriet on a daily basis! i'm generally a fan of grower fizz, so almost anything under $40 by terry theise or becky wasserman works really well as a daily drinker.

lol

[misssayuri]

to each their own. though i've always had a distaste for wine, my friends have got me into trying different wines paired with cheese. I think it was the cheese that got me into wine. hehe

Re: lol

[phlin]

cheese helps to soften the tannins in wine, which makes it more palatable. chances are the wine you are drinking is either poorly made or overly tannic.

Re: lol

[misssayuri]

that doesn't sound like i'm drinking the right kind of wine then.