Rant: Is it just me?

[winoweenie]

B & B, The reality probably, as usual, lies somewhere in twixt and tween. IMHO there are some extremely talented winemakers that take their stewardship of the grape seriously and make judicial use of oak to ENHANCE the finished product. I`d hate to think what Bob Foleys Merlots would taste like wif`-out a dollop of oak. Or Bos` CH Montelena Marvy juices with-out time in barrel. I Agree that Helen Has built her rep on the product of the lowly acorn, but again in adding another complexity , as Drew says " Oak Be Good "! By the way Bucko, I had a Dehlinger 95 estate Pinot last nite....Wunnerful. winoweenie