Put away that Griottes-Chambertin on Valentine's Day

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Sharon Bowman

Sharon Bowman
For all of you amorous winos out there, take heed before uncorking that special Burgundy. The NYT reports that "One study found that the scent of cherries significantly decreases sexual arousal in women."

Perhaps this explains the monastic affinity for Pinot Noir.
 
Sharon,
Not to question the Times but I suspect the flavors and alcoholic effects of pinot may well off-set the effects of scent.
Best, Jim
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
Sharon,
Not to question the Times but I suspect the flavors and alcoholic effects of pinot may well off-set the effects of scent.
Best, Jim
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Try a diamond bracelet, even a small one is foolproof. Cherries, shmerries, no effect.
 
Nonsense. A bottle of Rene LeClerc 2000 Griotte-Chambertin, along with some Chet Baker CDs and various organic substances which I will leave to your vivid imaginations have been a reliable formula for...in polite company I'd say "romantic bliss," but y'all are not polite, and neither am I, let's just say all those involved got what they wanted, plus a little bit for lagniappe.
 
Although I admit that Griotte typically smells like griottes (and I'm assuming that this is not just power of suggestion), most sources I've discussed the matter with attribute the name to a variation of Criots (as in Criots-Btard-Montrachet), i.e., meaning that there once was a creek there or else as a diminutive of La Craie -- rocky soils. No one really seems to buy into the Griotte as griotte source.

Hey, you mean they have homonyms in French, too?
 
originally posted by The Wine Mule:
Nonsense. A bottle of Rene LeClerc 2000 Griotte-Chambertin, along with some Chet Baker CDs and various organic substances which I will leave to your vivid imaginations have been a reliable formula for...in polite company I'd say "romantic bliss," but y'all are not polite, and neither am I, let's just say all those involved got what they wanted, plus a little bit for lagniappe.
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Reminds me of that Billy Dee Williams ad for Colt 45 Malt Liquor - in a seductive tone, he says "works every time!"
 
originally posted by maureen:
originally posted by The Wine Mule:
Nonsense. A bottle of Rene LeClerc 2000 Griotte-Chambertin, along with some Chet Baker CDs and various organic substances which I will leave to your vivid imaginations have been a reliable formula for...in polite company I'd say "romantic bliss," but y'all are not polite, and neither am I, let's just say all those involved got what they wanted, plus a little bit for lagniappe.
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Reminds me of that Billy Dee Williams ad for Colt 45 Malt Liquor - in a seductive tone, he says "works every time!"
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If in this post I have evoked a memory of Billy Dee in a salacious Colt 45 commercial, I have succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.

Separately: References to Billy Dee Williams remind me of Ernestine Anderson, who worked Billy's name into "I Love Being Here With You." Which she did, now that I think about it, probably after seeing him in "Lady Sings The Blues." But I could be completely wrong about this.
 
originally posted by The Wine Mule:
Nonsense. A bottle of Rene LeClerc 2000 Griotte-Chambertin, along with some Chet Baker CDs and various organic substances which I will leave to your vivid imaginations have been a reliable formula for...in polite company I'd say "romantic bliss," but y'all are not polite, and neither am I, let's just say all those involved got what they wanted, plus a little bit for lagniappe.
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I was a young man when I listened to Chet Baker at some joints in the beach area of LA. Pretty, pretty, simple lines, tasty, tasty.
 
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