WITHSTAND

[winoweenie]

WC, the Weenie's back. Must have been a slow week at the Novice thread huh IK? Of all the Disparate drivel I've read in my whole-ever-lovin'-puttogether, this bunch of nonsense takes the gold. Cabernet doesn't go with food? Merlot's history? Zin's not In? What I think our resident Devils' Advocate is trying to say is HE'S not had the pleasure of drinking a 15 year old Diamond Creek or Caymus Sp. Selection, or Ch Montelena or Dunn or ad.infintum with a marvelous meal. Reminds me of thew time at the Wine Experience in S.F that Big Bob Mondavi and Randy Dunn were pouring their wines and Bob made the comment that he didn't think Randys' wines would go with dinner. Randy replied, " My wines will taste marvelous with dinner, Just Not Tonight " He's right as rain. His and many of the other Calif Cabs need time which most people don't have the facilities nor the inclination to provide. Putting a blanket condemnation on anything is rather short-sighted, but putting down the grape varietal that's been recognized for centuries as the zenith is not only short-sighted but rather silly. Guess all them dudes in France who set up the 5-tiered classification in 1855 were dummies huh IK? And what varietal composes 95% of the worlds acknowledged rarest and most expensive wine? Last I looked, Petrus was made from the lowly Merlot. If you look hard enough and long enough you can pick apart most any product. But all them dudes in Pomerol would sure like to have a blind taste-off with your Withstand wine of cherce.If you want to take the stance that Calif Cabs are getting too expensive, I'll agree, but like any other luxury item, IF you like them, can afford them and treat them to some aging, MY OH MY what pleasure they'll return. And now to you WC." I don't drink my Calif Wines , I sell them. "When I open a bottle of 1979 Dunn or D.C or whatever, I never look at what the wines sells for on those idiot auctions. I thank my lucky stars that I paid 10 or 12.50 for this marvelous experience. And having the pleasure of sharing a favorite bottle with a drinking buddie makes it that much more enjoyable. NOTHING in my cellar is sacrosanct. Any guest in my hame who's a lover of wine can pick any bottle that's in there and we'll crack that sucker open. Heck-Fire, if I looked at what the wine I wanted to open is selling for today, I'd never open a bottle. What I paid is what the wine cost and is the value. You can't measure pleasure in dollars. With that being said, I'm going to stand up an 87 Montelena, and by gosh IK I'll bet it's great with the burgers I'm gonna' grill. WW