Matteo Mollo
Matteo Mollo
If you had the chance to ask mr. frank cornelissen some questions about his wines, philosophy, clay pots, etc what would they be?
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Frank and his tanks (Anfore)
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Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart
I'd like to know what Frank thinks the difference is between successful and unsuccessful winemaking. This could be regarding his own or others' techniques.
And I'd like to ask him how often he feels he achieves that in any of his offerings. Short term, long term, whichever applies.
PS - I'm talking about "success" primarily in terms of what the winemaker wanted to achieve, not sales.
And I'd like to ask him how often he feels he achieves that in any of his offerings. Short term, long term, whichever applies.
PS - I'm talking about "success" primarily in terms of what the winemaker wanted to achieve, not sales.
Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart
Might as well add this too...what does Frank think about the fine line between non-interventionist approaches being a vehicle for soil to grape to glass "purity" vs a vehicle which in the end shows the winemaking imprint more than anything else?
Ducking and running for cover now.
Ducking and running for cover now.
originally posted by Joel Stewart:
Might as well add this too...what does Frank think about the fine line between non-interventionist approaches being a vehicle for soil to grape to glass "purity" vs a vehicle which in the end shows the winemaking imprint more than anything else?
Ducking and running for cover now.
Doing nothing is also a decision.
Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Joel Stewart:
Might as well add this too...what does Frank think about the fine line between non-interventionist approaches being a vehicle for soil to grape to glass "purity" vs a vehicle which in the end shows the winemaking imprint more than anything else?
Ducking and running for cover now.
Doing nothing is also a decision.
At least in my mind, that's built into the question....but if it's not apparent, let the record show it is now.
If you choose not to decideDoing nothing is also a decision.
You still have made a choice
When I was in college, a local shop called Rowinski's had a deal where if you could eat an entire 5 lb cheesecake by yourself, you didn't have to pay for it.originally posted by Thor:
I'm curious if he still insists he can drink a half-case of unsulfured wine all by himself without aftereffects.
Yes, I suppose.originally posted by Thor:
Pay with a transfer of money, you mean.
I never even watched it happen, but I hear the football players went for it.
I suppose you wouldn't have to eat again for days, but that's less of a savings if you're on a meal plan.
originally posted by Joel Stewart:
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Joel Stewart:
Might as well add this too...what does Frank think about the fine line between non-interventionist approaches being a vehicle for soil to grape to glass "purity" vs a vehicle which in the end shows the winemaking imprint more than anything else?
Ducking and running for cover now.
Doing nothing is also a decision.
At least in my mind, that's built into the question....but if it's not apparent, let the record show it is now.
It was directly implied. My comments simply mirrored yours.
All of these things are the result of decisions. That's why the folks who claim their hands are tied vis-a-vis picking, etc. are being a bit dishonest.
originally posted by Thor:
If you choose not to decideDoing nothing is also a decision.
You still have made a choice
I'm glad you don't live close by, you'd be my sworn mortal enemy.
Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart
Never thought I'd argue against gun control, here of all places, but...
Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Joel Stewart:
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Joel Stewart:
Might as well add this too...what does Frank think about the fine line between non-interventionist approaches being a vehicle for soil to grape to glass "purity" vs a vehicle which in the end shows the winemaking imprint more than anything else?
Ducking and running for cover now.
Doing nothing is also a decision.
At least in my mind, that's built into the question....but if it's not apparent, let the record show it is now.
It was directly implied. My comments simply mirrored yours.
All of these things are the result of decisions. That's why the folks who claim their hands are tied vis-a-vis picking, etc. are being a bit dishonest.
Truth be told, I was most intruigued by a comment made awhile back describing Frank's wines as being "baroque". That seems rather ironic given that "baroque" to me means overly decorative and/or overly manipulated. I probably missed the nuance, but it struck me as a glaringly odd juxtaposition...accurate or not. There was also a "signal/noise" ratio mentioned, which makes more sense to me...so it wasn't that I didn't follow completely. The latter analogy seems more in line with the dissention surrounding the approach.
Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart
As for the 5# cheesecake issue, I've witnessed a few rail thin Japanese women put away as much and walk away still hungry.
Larry Stein
Larry Stein
originally posted by Thor:
If you choose not to decideDoing nothing is also a decision.
You still have made a choice
My first thought was that this was a Frippism.
originally posted by Larry Stein:
originally posted by Thor:
If you choose not to decideDoing nothing is also a decision.
You still have made a choice
My first thought was that this was a Frippism.
Discipline is not an ends to a mean
But an end in itself
Mark Lipton
p.s. I'd have had no trouble believing that it was taken from an Oblique Strategies card, either.