Changed dinner plans.........

[Bucko]

Drew, that was not meant as a confrontational post, rather a thought provoking post. Francophiles are quick to pull the trigger on CA wines, OZ wines, whatever. I was simply trying to make the point, trite as it may be, that one man's garbage is another man's treasure. That is why I never rate a wine, only describe them. My 92 pointer may be an 80 pointer for others. I was not poking at you, and I'm sorry if I offended......

CA Chard? I have preached on too much oak to winemakers over and over and get the same reply -- it sells. I had to laugh at myself recently. I was barrel tasting in Yakima Valley and tried Winery X's Chardonnay (no need to trash them). It was so horribly oaked that I had to pull splinters from the tongue. I smugly thought to myself "Who in the hell would drink this crap?" A nice couple standing behind me, tasting the same wine, stood there extolling the virtues of the wine, stating what lovely oak it had. Just another wake-up call for me.

Happy New Year to you,

Bucko