tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post2380814684925626703..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Bad tasting note of the weekW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-59450265592854792952013-01-29T17:30:55.189-08:002013-01-29T17:30:55.189-08:00Kaffir Lime? One cooks with the leaves of Kaffir ...Kaffir Lime? One cooks with the leaves of Kaffir lime. Nobody eats Kaffir lime fruit. It is a bitter, pithy, irrelevant fruit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785085470501509669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-31382663656680592972013-01-18T04:51:27.843-08:002013-01-18T04:51:27.843-08:00Thoroughly enjoyable post. While I agree with Pam ...Thoroughly enjoyable post. While I agree with Pam on courtesy and kindness, sometimes you need to "call a spade a spade."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508087738709374739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-55195344310089831252013-01-17T09:26:39.636-08:002013-01-17T09:26:39.636-08:00Water Chestnuts? Seriously? When have they ever ha...Water Chestnuts? Seriously? When have they ever had an aroma or flavor. <br /><br />Please keep these up, they are a reminder that adjectives are not our friends. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-38700677980412858322013-01-16T07:16:12.574-08:002013-01-16T07:16:12.574-08:00I can't wait to see all that on a shelf talke...I can't wait to see all that on a shelf talker.<br />The distributor will have to include a magnifying glass with each one!clay h.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17840258073225588943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-41185510681547293372013-01-14T23:19:29.909-08:002013-01-14T23:19:29.909-08:00Mr. Schwarz is one of the worst offenders I've...Mr. Schwarz is one of the worst offenders I've seen for using unhelpful taste descriptors. I live in Japan and to my knowledge have never seen nor smelled a gooseberry, crushed or otherwise. In his January 2, 2013 review of Chateau Mayne Guyon (thanks for the link, rapo), Mr. Schwarz references crushed marionberries and Mirabelle plum skins. Are these positive qualities in a Bordeaux? At gurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212928072016843956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-68976940823893071972013-01-14T21:53:51.445-08:002013-01-14T21:53:51.445-08:00Good grief. If this guy can prattle on like this ...Good grief. If this guy can prattle on like this over $5 and $10 wines, what do his notes for truly world class wines look like? I'd imagine a 1st Growth Bordeaux would warrant a dissertation!Cabfrancophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408854685852702400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-30924585754694145852013-01-14T11:27:09.115-08:002013-01-14T11:27:09.115-08:00If you can experience half of what that tasting no...If you can experience half of what that tasting note concludes and the wine sells for less than $10 how was this not the #1 Wine Spectator wine of 2012!?Matt J - Sacramentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284270634178809142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-40829000763032639532013-01-14T11:07:39.737-08:002013-01-14T11:07:39.737-08:00Yeh.........I don’t get it.................... is ...Yeh.........I don’t get it.................... is a finish sharp as a tack short?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-51407230270755356452013-01-14T10:57:10.392-08:002013-01-14T10:57:10.392-08:00The prose is literally purple.The prose is literally purple.Fred Swan, www.norcalwine.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949258939054554459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-90558583639842732542013-01-14T09:39:09.867-08:002013-01-14T09:39:09.867-08:00I couldn't disagree more. It's very easy t...I couldn't disagree more. It's very easy to be snarky or even crude like "unknown" in your comment about wine. My first mentor in wine taught me that it's a far more interesting exercise to try and say something positive about a wine you hate. A comment such as "I really like how liquid this wine is." would be a good example of this.Larry Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195993743153519181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-27228360633812169662013-01-14T09:34:54.432-08:002013-01-14T09:34:54.432-08:00Hell I guess the only PC way to review a wine is t...Hell I guess the only PC way to review a wine is to write "it's wine, it's good, drink it". It's a shame no bad reviews for a wine ever get published. There was always a certain amount of satisfaction in telling someone that their wine was so bad that I had to lick my dog's ass to get the taste out of my mouth.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498800106211161839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21824385737672753702013-01-14T08:47:01.827-08:002013-01-14T08:47:01.827-08:00Pam: Thanks for the comment, it's a worthy rem...Pam: Thanks for the comment, it's a worthy reminder.<br /><br />W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-33393936795780603102013-01-14T08:32:56.587-08:002013-01-14T08:32:56.587-08:00This is why wine writers get beat up during recess...This is why wine writers get beat up during recess.Larry Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195993743153519181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-73075326887371801642013-01-14T08:12:51.100-08:002013-01-14T08:12:51.100-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.rapopodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413215670441671568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-49610849869333869062013-01-14T07:51:37.901-08:002013-01-14T07:51:37.901-08:00I love your blog and read it daily. But I much pr...I love your blog and read it daily. But I much prefer to focus on the wine rather than humiliation. I agree, the note wasn't helpful, but now I just feel for the writer, who was obviously trying. I'm a southern girl, and I guess courtesy and kindness just matter to me.Pam Barksdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551561752774462143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-10860040907867062892013-01-14T07:38:33.237-08:002013-01-14T07:38:33.237-08:00Oh wow that tasting note screams 'look at me I...Oh wow that tasting note screams 'look at me I'm a tw@!'rapopodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413215670441671568noreply@blogger.com