tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post1262427613012027501..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: What bothers you about wine? Hard-hitting question from an NFL veteranW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-76327201402057044922010-11-26T09:15:02.120-08:002010-11-26T09:15:02.120-08:00I love and agree with this comment by Terry Hoage:...I love and agree with this comment by Terry Hoage: "I don't see the point of making a wine that doesn't taste like it was made from grapes."<br />(Not dirt, mushrooms or forest floor!)ericleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445783945134653022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-75620615189212470142010-11-16T08:29:34.903-08:002010-11-16T08:29:34.903-08:00All right, Jo, I'm doing it. Hopefully others ...All right, Jo, I'm doing it. Hopefully others can learn from my mistake.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21875664688414980162010-11-16T07:08:55.784-08:002010-11-16T07:08:55.784-08:00Leave this one up and rewrite it, sounds fun to me...Leave this one up and rewrite it, sounds fun to me.<br />jo6pacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-30406887152736660662010-11-16T04:31:37.761-08:002010-11-16T04:31:37.761-08:00First off, I remember that guy on the Birds!!! Yo...First off, I remember that guy on the Birds!!! You can tell him congrats on last night's epic thrashing of the Redskins!<br /><br />As far as his awesome wine question, it reminds me of what I tell my friends who smoke pot that they buy, rather than grow themselves: <br /><br />"Would it make you feel better or worse knowing how that stuff got to you?" <br /><br />Because almost 1winedudehttp://www.1winedude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-68457599119053209252010-11-15T20:07:20.602-08:002010-11-15T20:07:20.602-08:00Blake,
I'm really more fearful of what is don...Blake,<br /><br />I'm really more fearful of what is done in the winery than I am in what is done in the vineyard. I'm a recent convert in this area, btw. This is something most wineries would rather not have to answer. Better to pin things on the farmer, right?<br /><br />Certainly, I am not implying that we should spray the hell out of our vineyards, but the residual impact of Jeff V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-69381247115999335952010-11-15T19:21:56.836-08:002010-11-15T19:21:56.836-08:00You know something, Evan? Reading this post again,...You know something, Evan? Reading this post again, after your comment, raised a question for me that you also might have faced:<br /><br />What do you do when you realize your blog post has great information but is badly written?<br /><br />Problem is, I have two good posts here that go together like chocolate and broccoli. Hoage's question is great; the info about him is interesting. As a W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-27322222173951013062010-11-15T18:28:18.140-08:002010-11-15T18:28:18.140-08:00Regarding liking / unliking: This is a very fair q...Regarding liking / unliking: This is a very fair question. I'm not sure I can give a better answer than the one you gave, Blake. When we're talking about something visceral like whether we enjoy the drink itself, I agree that it's rather simple. The question becomes more complicated when the intellectual part of wine comes into view.<br /><br />You write about changing your mind afterEvan Dawsonhttp://www.newyorkcorkreport.comnoreply@blogger.com