Arguments against blind tastings.

originally posted by richard slicker:
I've got a bottle of 10 Camus Bourgogne, and I am trying to decide whether to blind myself with it, or just pour a glass.

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this is sooooo much more palatable than the village right now ( particularly by the time you get to the third glass ), but they are by no means mutually exclusive
 
originally posted by MLipton:
originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by MarkS:
Hey, Merry (old calendar) Christmas, guys! I'm non-blindly drinking a 2000 Jamet which tastes very much like it could have been a Gallet or Burgaud blind.

Old calendar? Christmas *is* today. Go have a bottle of Les Heretiques.

I've got a bottle of 10 Camus Bourgogne, and I am trying to decide whether to blind myself with it, or just pour a glass.

Whichever you choose, don't be a Stranger.

Mark Lipton

A Plague on both your houses.
 
Those of us of a certain vintage might recall the wonderful covers of the Pacific Wine Company. Bob Johnson was the artist. Here's a link to a recent poster he did for a Blind Tasting in Napa:

Bob Johnson Blind Tasting

My thoughts about blind tastings succinctly encapsulated.
 
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by MLipton:
originally posted by .sasha:
originally posted by MarkS:
Hey, Merry (old calendar) Christmas, guys!
I've got a bottle of 10 Camus Bourgogne, and I am trying to decide whether to blind myself with it, or just pour a glass.

Whichever you choose, don't be a Stranger.

Mark Lipton

A Plague on both your houses.

I suppose the Camus conundrum remains - as a matter of fact, last Friday (the 4th) was the anniversary of his experiencing the absurdity of existential reality as a passenger in a Facel Vega, a beautiful automobile with fancy bespoke French coachwork and a 4.9 litre Chrysler V8 engine under the hood. Adding fuel to the "never trust your publisher" fire, there were questions as to whether or not this was all a subversive plot to convince bespoke French coachbuilders to move to American drivetrains. A subplot might be considered the move by the Enzo Rivolta to use similar Chrysler engines and Jaguar suspensions in his popular Iso Rivolta and Iso Grifo cars. However, whereas celebrities such as Pablo Picasso, Sterling Moss, Ringo Starr, and Tony Curtis were prominent Facel Vega drivers (as opposed to poor Mssr. Camus who was only a one-time passenger), about the only celebrity owner of an Iso Rivolta was Dan Blocker. But that's a Hoss of a different color.

-Eden (I don't mind blind tasting one in awhile)
 
originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Will never forget pulling that paper bag of a bottle of Mexican zinfandel that all the NYC elites had declared WOTN. We were humbled.

That was sweet, sweeter than honey.
 
originally posted by Chris Coad:
originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Will never forget pulling that paper bag of a bottle of Mexican zinfandel that all the NYC elites had declared WOTN. We were humbled.

That was sweet, sweeter than honey.

There was enough backpedalling to reverse the Titanic.
 
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