WITHSTAND

[Innkeeper]

Wine In The Honorable Second Tier Associated National Districts (WITHSTAND). We hold that wines made from cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and chardonnay have no value when eaten with food; especially such wines manufactured in the United States, the Land of Oz, Chile, the Languedoc Region of France, and greedy (a.k.a. super) Tuscans. We hold these truths to be self evident.

However, our minds not being totally closed, we have made provisions for certain exceptions. The first, made some time ago involved case by case exceptions for Bordeaux Wines made from cabernet and merlot blends used for special events such as: weddings, divorces, children coming into the world, children leaving home, and similar occasions.

Not so long ago we approved chardonnay made without any assistance from trees except for cork. Such wine must, however, taste like fruit, and not like nothing. More recently, we have approved varietal merlot when manufactured in Collio or Collio Friuli Regions of Italy or other worldwide regions providing: the wine have added dimensions resulting from viticultural maturity (old vines), terroir, or winemaking expertise, that does not get overwhelmed by other dimensions, especially those contributed by trees.

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