Just in case you were ready to give them another chance

[Oliver McCrum]

originally posted by SFJoe:

originally posted by mark e:
it looks like that'd be one trade dress suit they would lose.

Subject to the uncertainties of the Italian legal system, I'm sure you're right.

But amortizing the lawyer's fees over 3000 bottles of (presumably inexpensive) fizz, it probably doesn't do much for you unless you can countersue and collect (Noodle knows when).

Anyone tried the Italian fizz?

I import the wine, I like it a lot. The batch we have is no SO2 and not disgorged, so you can either drink it 'col fondo'* or disgorge it underwater. The still Fiano ages really well; I've had the still version up to ten years old and it showed good tertiary flavors.

We've had great buzz from the lawsuit, thank you Veuve Clicquot. There is a Twitter campaign to boycott them, #boicottalavedova...

*the A16 in Oakland is pouring it that way now

 

[SFJoe]

I've wondered.

The "disgorge under water" biz is just to catch what blows out, or is there something else going on?

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Oliver McCrum:


We've had great buzz from the lawsuit, thank you Veuve Clicquot.

That has to help.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
While standing on a pallet I shall use the paints on my palette to make a picture that suits my palate.

(You know who always got an A on 4th grade vocabulary quiz, eh?)

Hah! Too funny, Jeff: my 4th grader has a bunch of homophones (no, that's not a slur, folks) for vocab and spelling words this week. Palate/pallet/palette are not among them, sad to say.

Mark Lipton

 

[Claude Kolm]

The interesting thing is that I have seen a Prosecco with a label much closer to that of VC and that is presumably unchallenged. But it is a big Prosecco producer, and hence one that would have funds to fight off VC.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by MLipton:
Hah! Too funny, Jeff: my 4th grader has a bunch of homophones (no, that's not a slur, folks) for vocab and spelling words this week. Palate/pallet/palette are not among them, sad to say.

We also did homographs, which are rarer but more interesting.

 

[Oliver McCrum]

originally posted by SFJoe:
I've wondered.

The "disgorge under water" biz is just to catch what blows out, or is there something else going on?

It's to catch what blows out. If the wine's good and cold and the bucket is full it pretty much works, but I think there's a video on our website of me not doing the best job...

 

[Oliver McCrum]

originally posted by SFJoe:

originally posted by Oliver McCrum:


We've had great buzz from the lawsuit, thank you Veuve Clicquot.

That has to help.

It reminds me of Al Franken's story of being sued by Rush Limbaugh, which was the perfect promotion for Franken's new book.

If there's a jeebus in SF I'll bring a bottle.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
While standing on a pallet I shall use the paints on my palette to make a picture that suits my palate.

(You know who always got an A on 4th grade vocabulary quiz, eh?)

Hah! Too funny, Jeff: my 4th grader has a bunch of homophones (no, that's not a slur, folks) for vocab and spelling words this week. Palate/pallet/palette are not among them, sad to say.

Mark Lipton

Reminds me of the story about the food reviewer who loved Vietnamese food but panned a local 'Nam soup restaurant, because he held a grudge against the owner. He became known as the faux pho foe.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:

Reminds me of the story about the food reviewer who loved Vietnamese food but panned a local 'Nam soup restaurant, because he held a grudge against the owner. He became known as the faux pho foe.

Ah, but that pun falls to pieces if you have heard the correct pronunciation of Pho.

Mark Lipton

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by MLipton:
Ah, but that pun falls to pieces if you have heard the correct pronunciation of Pho.

Wants pawn term...

 

[Sharon Bowman]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:

Reminds me of the story about the food reviewer who loved Vietnamese food but panned a local 'Nam soup restaurant, because he held a grudge against the owner. He became known as the faux pho foe.

Ah, but that pun falls to pieces if you have heard the correct pronunciation of Pho.

Mark Lipton

Phogeddaboudit.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:

Reminds me of the story about the food reviewer who loved Vietnamese food but panned a local 'Nam soup restaurant, because he held a grudge against the owner. He became known as the faux pho foe.

Ah, but that pun falls to pieces if you have heard the correct pronunciation of Pho.

Mark Lipton

Pun?