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Originally posted by teamSVTour:
You are saying information you just looked up on a .com website is fact. I think I will trust more credited information coming from a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and people that run a winery for a living than someone from wine.com
Then again I guess you take everything you read on the internet as fact.
... there are alot better wines on the market.
In your opinion.
Everything I posted can be confirmed. I personally became a sommelier back in the 1980s, so I could probably be teaching your professors in your 'mixology'  class. Take your information from me, I've been there. I've been in both the retail and wholesale wine consulting business as well as working for an importer. You'll find a few threads in here where I suggest that Chilean wines are coming of age. Low & behold, the word is slowly coming out to confirm what I've been saying for over two years. How many of your professors have been to Chile to visit wineries?
And no, I don't just cut & paste everything I see on da innerweb as fact. Read, research, and confirm what I posted. In fact, you win the Dunce Award for mindlessly sucking up everything your supposed professor spouts. Educators can be, and often are, wrong in some of the facts and/or methods they espouse and inflict upon unsuspecting children.
I bet they also teach you that sweet wine is crap, and dry wine is what a truely sophisticated conesseur should drink. Yet some sweet (VERY SWEET) wines sell for hundreds (even thousands) of dollars a bottle & the 'experts' are among those purchasing them. Chateau d'Yquem mean anything to your professors?? Eiswein mean anything to them??
Try again Sparky. 
By the way, I just finished a nice tour of Tennessee which included several stops at some very nice little wineries. I came home with about 3 cases of various interesting blends and varietals. Do your professors know how many wineries there are in PA? How many can they name?
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Life is too short to drink cheap wine..... ...that's why I drink beer.  I like BV cab, but I'm sure the vinophiles will say that it is swill.
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Riesling is a bit sweet for my palate but, IMO, both the Columbia Valley in Washington and the Finger Lakes region in NY produce some quality ones.
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I've gotten less and less interested in wine as time has gone by. It doesn't help, either, that that Yellowtail stuff pops up far too often where I am.
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Originally posted by teamSVTour:
You are saying information you just looked up on a .com website is fact. I think I will trust more credited information coming from a Professor at a credited University and people that run a winery for a living than someone from wine.com
Then again I guess you take everything you read on the internet as fact.
I never said it has not been around for a long time but the bottom line is there are alot better wines on the market.
You're an idiot.
Ooops! Was that out loud? 
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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Everything I posted can be confirmed. I personally became a sommelier back in the 1980s, so I could probably be teaching your professors in your 'mixology' class.
Originally posted by TourDeForce:
In In fact, you win the Dunce Award for mindlessly sucking up everything your supposed professor spouts. Educators can be, and often are, wrong in some of the facts and/or methods they espouse and inflict upon unsuspecting children.
Humerous and Extremely doubtful as the University of Pennsylvania is nationally reknown as one of the best if not the best schools for restaurant/hotel/beverage. mgmt in the country. Right along side of UNLV and Johnson and Wales. Look it up. THAT is where I will take my information from. NOT a "wine-o" like yourself. Thats like saying Harvard (a very good law school) Law Professors "can be, and often are, wrong in some of the facts and/or methods they espouse and inflict upon unsuspecting children".
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Originally posted by teamSVTour:
Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Everything I posted can be confirmed. I personally became a sommelier back in the 1980s, so I could probably be teaching your professors in your 'mixology' class.
Originally posted by TourDeForce:
In In fact, you win the Dunce Award for mindlessly sucking up everything your supposed professor spouts. Educators can be, and often are, wrong in some of the facts and/or methods they espouse and inflict upon unsuspecting children.
Humerous and Extremely doubtful as the University of Pennsylvania is nationally reknown as one of the best if not the best schools for restaurant/hotel/beverage. mgmt in the country. Right along side of UNLV and Johnson and Wales. Look it up. THAT is where I will take my information from. NOT a "wine-o" like yourself. Thats like saying Harvard (a very good law school) Law Professors "can be, and often are, wrong in some of the facts and/or methods they espouse and inflict upon unsuspecting children".
Well you just know everything don't you?
Having said that Business Week has added a column by Robert Parker, and this week he reviewed some reislings
"Rolf Binder Wines 2005 Riesling Highness
91 points. From one of Australia's finest winemakers, this blend of 85% Eden Valley and 15% Barossa fruit reveals gorgeous pithy green apple and pear-like notes with hints of citrus oil and crushed rocks. Fragrant and chalky, with a distinctive terroir element. This wine stands out brilliantly for its precision, richness, complexity, and ageworthiness. $14"
"D'Arenberg 2005 The Dry Dam Riesling
87 points. Lime, lemon custard, and a hint of kiwi aromas jump from the glass of this riesling. Well-made, medium-bodied, and pleasant. $16"
HTH!
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Originally posted by BloodyTomFlint:
Originally posted by spgoode:
Originally posted by BloodyTomFlint:
Ohhhh, its wine. I'm not cultured enough to drink wine. I stick to the beers.
Of course not, you're a freakin' pirate!!!
YAARRR!! Give me a cup o' grog and a wench over any wine any day!
I made grog once, it was awesome! Tons of citrus juice mix, lime sherbert ice cream, and literally any booze that someone handed me. Couldn't taste a thing besides yumminess.
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