tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post3603134096840287061..comments2024-03-13T22:33:31.935+01:00Comments on not drinking poison in paris: world's geekiest wineaaron ayscoughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595822449248202660noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-16999074749308369662012-01-04T12:23:29.304+01:002012-01-04T12:23:29.304+01:001. on the variety / varietal thing: you are correc...1. on the variety / varietal thing: you are correct. i ought to use the terms more responsibly. although there does seem to be an argument for use of the incorrect term, since in its idiomatic use as wine jargon it adds to the term "varieties" the distinction "of grape." i don't know what the best solution is. <br /><br />2. now THAT seems like pedantry. it's my understanding that the term "oxidative" refers simply to interactions with oxygen, and is thus somewhat relative. flor-protected wines are protected from much destructive oxidation, but surely not from any interaction with oxygen whatsoever. anyway i'm glad these arguments predate me...aaron ayscoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595822449248202660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174461443579168085.post-26196558485103083462011-12-07T10:50:05.647+01:002011-12-07T10:50:05.647+01:001) Variety, not varietal. I'd issue a pedantry...1) Variety, not varietal. I'd issue a pedantry alert, but it seems redundant. ;-)<br /><br />2) Is it oxidative, or <i>flor</i>-protected? I ask because I've said the same as you about other wines with the protective veil and been pelted with rhetorical rocks and garbage (a joke that probably predates you, for which: apologies) by winemakers and (more importantly) chemists who insist I have to pick one or the other, but not both.<br /><br />Admittedly, I am both repelled at the concept and description, yet eager to try it (and also to guess whose it is), which of course is proof of the truism of your title. *sigh*thor iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189098900228936573noreply@blogger.com