tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post405764575548438828..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Your name is Kevin or Jennifer? No French wine for youW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-32992588550488503582013-10-13T22:48:40.072-07:002013-10-13T22:48:40.072-07:00Bob: Buy yourself some new reading glasses.
I don...Bob: Buy yourself some new reading glasses.<br /><br />I don't know Jeff Leve, but I seriously wonder that anyone would be sitting in a chateau, and have the owner offer him a glass of a 47-year-old wine, and say, "No thank you, I don't want to try that, Decanter didn't like that vintage."W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-41169214643917439652013-10-12T15:14:30.557-07:002013-10-12T15:14:30.557-07:00Blake,
Then "enlighten" me on which bot...Blake,<br /><br />Then "enlighten" me on which bottle(s) you are drinking . . 'cause I have a wine cellar organization client who owns cases of these wines that he is prepared to kick to the curb (for the city's refuse pick-up), based on his drinking experience replicating Jeff Leve's comments.<br /><br />~~ BobBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-48038303306117177732013-10-12T11:26:48.402-07:002013-10-12T11:26:48.402-07:00You know what, Bob? I don't give a damn what o...You know what, Bob? I don't give a damn what other people wrote about a vintage when I've got a delicious wine in front of me.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-91106587463076395262013-10-12T03:14:59.844-07:002013-10-12T03:14:59.844-07:00Blake,
Wassup with touting 1966 red Bordeaux as i...Blake,<br /><br />Wassup with touting 1966 red Bordeaux as if drinking them is some sort of coveted "treat"? (Is it your birth year?)<br /><br />I'd say more Halloween trick than treat.<br /><br />Citing "Decanter" magazine:<br /><br />"An inconsistent vintage with some good Saint-Julien and Pauillac."<br /><br />[Link: http://www.decanter.com/wine-learning/Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-62817084658573434172013-10-08T18:24:43.459-07:002013-10-08T18:24:43.459-07:00The report I saw was the correlation between first...The report I saw was the correlation between first names and a "très bien" (equivalent to honors) on the Bac. Check out this link and click to enlarge the chart. http://www.slate.fr/lien/74997/prenoms-bac-2013-mentions-tres-bienPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14301327256951213666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-43102841968196511662013-10-08T14:45:01.670-07:002013-10-08T14:45:01.670-07:00I can't help wondering how Kevin Zraly is rece...I can't help wondering how Kevin Zraly is received.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-15692437367753958362013-10-08T12:31:08.169-07:002013-10-08T12:31:08.169-07:00I have a good friend, Kevin who owns Casque Wines ...I have a good friend, Kevin who owns Casque Wines in Loomis, CA, micro winery of the year a couple of years ago, and who loves to visit France....he also goes by "Kevino"..would that be a good name for you to adopt as well?Freethinkergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299343570986537328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-5291846323576605222013-10-07T12:11:55.842-07:002013-10-07T12:11:55.842-07:00Dear Kevin,
You are hilarious!
Sincerely,
Tri...Dear Kevin, <br /><br />You are hilarious! <br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Trixie WineOhTVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905900769132370620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-61997790015180752692013-10-07T11:58:36.128-07:002013-10-07T11:58:36.128-07:00Would you be considered in the bottom of the "...Would you be considered in the bottom of the "Kevins" if you introduced yourself as "Kev"?rapopodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413215670441671568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-37661757988648514782013-10-07T11:48:15.037-07:002013-10-07T11:48:15.037-07:00Oliver Kohlbacher pointed out on The Gray Report F...Oliver Kohlbacher pointed out on The Gray Report Facebook page that "Kevin" has an even worse reputation in Germany. One German teacher said, "Kevin is not a name -- it's a diagnosis."<br /><br />http://freakonomics.com/2009/10/22/kevin-is-not-a-name-its-a-diagnosis/W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-88727876928408265292013-10-07T11:14:34.777-07:002013-10-07T11:14:34.777-07:00I think this is the report your winemaker friends ...I think this is the report your winemaker friends may have referred to, that rates Kevin and Jennifer as no-no names. Can't see anything about baccalauréat pass rates though. But they do point out that retro names like LOUISE are now very chic. Ha! http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2011/09/14/01016-20110914ARTFIG00783-le-palmares-des-prenoms-de-l-annee.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com