'So-called' wine expert
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Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:46 pm
Jerusalem, Israel
Pinchas L wrote:Hi Harry,
Tzora Neve Ilan Blanc 2010 - Although this Chardonnay is not as crisp nor as flinty as a Chablis, it is as briny and has as much minerals as one.
Andrew Breskin wrote:Pinchas L wrote:Hi Harry,
Tzora Neve Ilan Blanc 2010 - Although this Chardonnay is not as crisp nor as flinty as a Chablis, it is as briny and has as much minerals as one.
From which Chablis would you draw the comparison?
Andrew Breskin wrote:Pinchas,
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Yes, there is an element of flint/minerality/brine/salt air in Chablis, the degree of which can only be effectively judged as authentic (or even pleasant) only through extensive tasting. Others in the forum clearly have differing views here in using judging a wine as compared to textbook (literally) descriptors.
Pinchas L wrote:
So would you please share with us, what it is that makes you such an authority on Chablis, to justify your sweeping statement, and--may I add--your willingness to validate my statement that Chablis indeed has the qualities I said it has.
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Speaking of sincerity, my guard is always up when discussing wine with people who have a stake in it![]()
Best,
-> Pinchas
Andrew Breskin wrote:Pinchas L wrote:
So would you please share with us, what it is that makes you such an authority on Chablis, to justify your sweeping statement, and--may I add--your willingness to validate my statement that Chablis indeed has the qualities I said it has.
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Speaking of sincerity, my guard is always up when discussing wine with people who have a stake in it![]()
Best,
-> Pinchas
Smiley notwithstanding, you can address the substance of my post and then I can respond to that, and to your issues with my qualification and motivation.
Andrew Breskin wrote:Thanks for the reply. Your descriptors were "not as crisp nor as flinty," and "as briny and has as much minerals." You must agree that this was a quantification of descriptors, not a mere use of them, which was the basis of my argument that these quantifying descriptors are ought not to be used when there is no real world experiential basis for comparison.
As far as my personal experience with Burgundy and other wines of the world, it's not something that I typically discuss here, but I would be happy to discuss via PM. Also, you will note on my website that I don't do much by way of white wine.
Thanks,
Andrew
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