Reports have surfaced that one half of RedtoBrown has returned from a 3 week wine research trip in China (eg: a holiday). Well, wine wasn't the primary aim of the holiday, but Red has promised RedtoBrown that there will be a few articles posted on the Chinese wine scene and maybe even a few tasting notes on some Chinese wines. I am particularly intrigued to see if any rip-off bottles of Penfolds (Prenfolds/Pennfolds, etc) was consumed and whether it tasted like wine.
As for me, with Red back, I may now have time to expand on some thoughts about the language of wine reviews and why a term like 'barnyard' or forest floor' are acceptable terms for non wine nerds/wankers.
:-)
The reports are true.
ReplyDeleteI've come in from the cold . . . literally
Great to be back home and yes there are some China related posts I will do in the next week or so
Barnyard's always an interesting one isn't it Brown?
ReplyDeleteI recall when Beck and I first got into wine, we'd encounter mature shiraz together and she'd say it was like 'cow poo', but I would optimistically tell her; 'uh, uh, perhaps barnyard'. :)
Perhaps a measure for 'acceptable' terms mate.....
:)
p.s. she still holds her reservations over mature shiraz
:-) I remember fondly a blind tasting with friends when we had tried 2 clean, dare I say industrial reds and then tried a 'complex' Southern Rhone blend. Funky barnyard (my favourite descriptor on a number of levels) was the most polite way to describe the smell.
ReplyDeleteI am want to describe arguably my least favourite white wine variety as smelling of cats p...... though there are more polite ways of getting the message accross :-)
Been meaning to write another rambling analysis on the topic one day, suffice to say wine (and sport) descriptors become a language of their own eventually.
Cheers
Rod