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Natter .44 Magnum: Do You Feel Chatty, Punk?  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Sophia Brooks - May 18, 2006 3:56:30 am PDT #7969 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I love yellowtail! But I have found that I really like cheap wine. For Chardonnay, I prefer the Vendange, which is $7.99 for the huge bottle.

I have a question, though-- when "they" say something like "this wine has a fruity taste of cherries, with an oaky undertone"-- are there cherries in the wine? Or do the grapes somehow taste like cherries or butter or vegetables or whatever it is that the wine tastes like?


DavidS - May 18, 2006 3:59:11 am PDT #7970 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Or do the grapes somehow taste like cherries or butter or vegetables or whatever it is that the wine tastes like?

This part. It's more like the grapes are alluding to cherries. But even then it's not going to taste like a popsicle. They're mostly trying to find a taste vocabulary that can capture an array of subtle, complex flavors and there's no way to do that without referring to other flavors.

"Fruity" flavors are just indicators of slight sweetness in some way. "It has a lot of fruit" = little sweet. "Oaky" - drier, not sweet, slight woody astringency. "Buttery" - doesn't mean tastes like butter but a smooth mouthfeel. It's all code!


sumi - May 18, 2006 4:40:09 am PDT #7971 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

TAR: I was so happy! And you're right Jessica -- any of the three winning would have pleased me. But I loved that they went to Japan!!!

Top Chef: I guess they decided that forgetting one order was worse than being mediocre with all three challenges? I was surprised that Tiffani did so poorly because she has been doing well with the Quickfire challenges all season.


sumi - May 18, 2006 4:41:01 am PDT #7972 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

Oh, BTW, in TAR - what was the thing that they teams had to carry in Maiden. I can't remember what it's called for the life of me.

Thanks!


flea - May 18, 2006 4:41:24 am PDT #7973 of 10002
information libertarian

In Somona at a vineyard tasting, I had a wine dude tell me all about "the big bell pepper on the nose." mr. flea and I cracked up for days. I'm sorry, I do not want my red wine to even allude to a bell pepper. Much less on my nose.


Sophia Brooks - May 18, 2006 4:55:26 am PDT #7974 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

"Fruity" flavors are just indicators of slight sweetness in some way. "It has a lot of fruit" = little sweet. "Oaky" - drier, not sweet, slight woody astringency. "Buttery" - doesn't mean tastes like butter but a smooth mouthfeel. It's all code!

I see. Although I think the yellowtail merlot really does taste like cherries. And I would not want a big bell pepper on my nose either!


Calli - May 18, 2006 4:58:04 am PDT #7975 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I have a big bell pepper on my nose right now. AIFG!

Oh, like you weren't expecting it.


Jessica - May 18, 2006 5:03:19 am PDT #7976 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

One of my favorite wine blogs linked to a story of the history of the Yellow Tail company a while back, and it pleased me no end to find out that the best-selling wine in North America got that way just by tasting good.


Frankenbuddha - May 18, 2006 5:14:24 am PDT #7977 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

So, nobody watched ALIAS? I enjoyed it, but I don't really have anything in the way of comment on it.

No wait, loved Spydaddy's grumpy enjoyment that "Apparently, I'm amusing".


Burrell - May 18, 2006 5:31:48 am PDT #7978 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

That joke was just nast. I can't imagine why they gave it so much build-up.