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I'm looking for a good winefor a wine enthusiast anysuggestions? |
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My fiance's father is a big
wine enthusiast and he's
taught me most of what I know
about wine and I'm looking for
a good wine for him in the
range of $50-$100. |
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I know a little about wines
but what I'D do is go into a
good wine store. They have a
vested interest in not just
selling you a wine, but
selling you a great
appropriate wine for your
future FIL!
Don't buy him a white unless
it's in the Montrechet family;
some of the best whites that
are bottled anywhere.
A rare vintage Cab might be
good. Perhaps a '91 Phelps or
Mondavi Reserve.
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Paul Giamatti plays acharacter named Miles inSideways. Miles is anunpublished author, wineenthusiast, and? |
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Paul Giamatti plays a
character named Miles in
Sideways. Miles is an
unpublished author, wine
enthusiast, and teacher. What
grade does he teach? |
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It was high school English as
I recall. I don't know that
they specified a grade. |
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What exactly makes a wineenthusiast a "snob"? |
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We hear the term all the time,
but the exact definition seems
kind of vague and shapeless.
Beyond merely insulting
someone, what do you really
mean when you call someone
this?
I'd like to hear from both
people who are knowledgeable
about wine and people who
aren't, for different
perspectives. And by all
means, feel free to
psychoanalyze and speculate on
the other side too!
At the same time, I ask you to
also ponder, what makes
someone who is knowledgable
and/or passionate about
ANYTHING a "snob" about their
given interest (what makes
someone a widget snob rather
than a widget lover, when does
love of widgets become
combative or divisive)?
If mere knowledge of a subject
is snobbery, then every damn
one of us is a snob about
something, so then what's the
point of labeling someone a
snob?
Actually my question was
inspired after reading someone
~else's~ question, where many
responders accused her of
being a snob; I felt the
accusations were warrantless,
got peeved, and voila, asked
this question lol. |
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Excellent question.
As it's currently the tail end
of grape season, we get a ton
of winemakers and wine
enthusiasts coming into our
shop, and I get to talk to
quite a few people that I
would consider wine snobs.
You're a snob if:
1. You believe that your
opinions about the taste and
quality of wine are fact.
(They aren't. They're your
perceptions, and the opinions
of others are just as valid.)
2. You consider those who
don't share in your opinions
as beneath you or unworthy of
your respect. (People perceive
different tastes in different
ways and have many levels of
sensitivity to certain
flavors. Some people just
aren't going to like the same
things that you are...it
certainly doesn't make them
unworthy of respect. Tastes
are completely subjective.)
3. You automatically dismiss
wines based on price, region,
etc. (There is a lot of art to
winemaking. I've had
completely undrinkable wines
that were sinfully expensive,
and great wines that I paid
under $10 for.)
4. You honestly feel that you
know so much about wine that
trying to learn more is a
waste of your time. (A friend
of mine has been making wine
for 25 years. He recently
graduated from UUC Davis with
a degree in wine. His first
comments to me about it were
'I thought I knew something
about wine. I knew probably
about 5% of what I thought.'
An enthusiast knows that there
is always something about the
subject that he/she has yet to
learn. A snob is too busy
telling others their about
vast knowledge to bother
trying to find that 'little
bit' they don't
know...besides, if it were
really something important
they would have discovered it
long ago.
Generally, I think if you have
the presence of mind to ask
yourself 'What's really a
snob, and am I one of them?'
then you probably aren't. |
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