tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post8657159690871318125..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Intimidation and shame are holding wine backW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-25759056995020921942020-01-24T10:20:33.768-08:002020-01-24T10:20:33.768-08:00Mine Lamps: It's my blog. There are exit doors...Mine Lamps: It's my blog. There are exit doors all around. Please use one.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-31362675418108727372020-01-24T04:56:55.772-08:002020-01-24T04:56:55.772-08:00I'm more in the camp to tell Ted Lieu to shove...I'm more in the camp to tell Ted Lieu to shove it. I digress.<br /><br />Just like one has to ruin a great wine subject with one's own soapbox.Mine Lampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748111434734537835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-76843189732343017432020-01-23T20:42:08.783-08:002020-01-23T20:42:08.783-08:00>>>I often wonder whether the emphasis on...>>>I often wonder whether the emphasis on formal wine education is a good thing. Nobody takes >>>classes to learn about what kind of beer or vodka to drink; they just order. Wine is a good >>>deal more complicated, sure, but I wonder if we're telling people that you can't just order >>>something if you don't know what it is.<br /><br />I blame The Douglas Trapassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18348522207945522495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-92229637583757832982020-01-23T10:32:52.829-08:002020-01-23T10:32:52.829-08:00There are no words for how much I love this piece....There are no words for how much I love this piece. THANK YOU. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109814796876125265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-17170059574417443992020-01-21T17:08:14.317-08:002020-01-21T17:08:14.317-08:00Nice column, Blake. Keep it up!Nice column, Blake. Keep it up!Paul Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607991388118421235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-6062731265948867032020-01-21T14:48:54.579-08:002020-01-21T14:48:54.579-08:00Doug,
Great post - and thanks for doing so. I am ...Doug,<br /><br />Great post - and thanks for doing so. I am not a fan of 'curated' wine lists by those 'pushing an agenda' such as only Croation wines with wineries ending in the letter R - to me, this is distancing our industry from potential customers rather than embrace them.<br /><br />Here's the reality - the more info you put forth on the wine list, the less you need to tercero wineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718156055439684277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-26594063260762354612020-01-21T13:57:19.971-08:002020-01-21T13:57:19.971-08:00I am a wine professional and have been for over 40...I am a wine professional and have been for over 40 years. Bravo Blake! If there is one thing I HATE about this business, is the feeling that some have that fermented grapes are somehow more special than fermented cabbage. It isn't. The recent rush for professional accreditation (the little letters after a wine geek's name), has not helped matters. It seems that too many wine professionalsDoug Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10195891825116596465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-69592904147156030342020-01-21T09:11:31.188-08:002020-01-21T09:11:31.188-08:00Spot on! Let me take this a step further. We hav...Spot on! Let me take this a step further. We have had a tasting room for 30 years...people who come are already going to drink and choose wine. I have seen everything from the wine geeks who want to know clones, soil type, etc to the everyday person who just wants to try it. And I have seen the everyday person who is INTIMIDATED because they can't pronounce a variety correctly so they wonJEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596728666748133544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-12446472778444547722020-01-21T08:16:34.871-08:002020-01-21T08:16:34.871-08:00There is a lot of intimidation and fear for many w...There is a lot of intimidation and fear for many when ordering from a wine list. As a sommelier guilty of this I would add sometimes it’s just a verification of the wine ordered since many times I can’t see what page the guest is ordering from. Not that the guest ordered “incorrectly.” Agree with AustinBeeman that repeating back the complete name would be the best way, though some may perceive MichaelRobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691393919935403607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-36119544802809284752020-01-21T08:13:55.963-08:002020-01-21T08:13:55.963-08:00Great post and one that illustrates a real problem...Great post and one that illustrates a real problem with wine being able to attract new customers. But let's make it even simpler - go to a nice wine bar or restaurant and ask for a glass of white zin. Not only is there a good chance that they won't have it, but they might make you feel 'wrong' for asking for it, and other consumers most likely will as well.<br /><br />At the end tercero wineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718156055439684277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-56471680677214391822020-01-21T07:43:04.969-08:002020-01-21T07:43:04.969-08:00The correct response from a server in most situati...The correct response from a server in most situations is, "Oh the *complete name?* Wonderful choice. You'll love it."AustinBeemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813488829285055423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21904615656543202322020-01-20T06:16:47.904-08:002020-01-20T06:16:47.904-08:00Unless it's unclear which wine the diner order...Unless it's unclear which wine the diner ordered, the server should not do what the server did here. So if someone ordered the Chateau de Beru, the server should ask which one, since there are 2. But otherwise, there are no wines that could cause confusion unless the diner grossly mispronounces the name.Bob Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349830722788278723noreply@blogger.com