Detecting oak taste test

[Bucko]

You ARE confused -- Robin is a he. You related to Lorena Bobbitt?

Oak is VERY subjective. People here call me an oakaphobe, yet my oak sensitive tasting group calls me an oak whore?!?!?!?

You have to please yourself. Maybe those examples by Garr were not the best examples -- I haven't tried them so I hate to cast stones (unless WW is in the picture). Take a Sancerre (a Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire) and compare it to a 2001 Kenwood, Sauvignon Blanc, Reserve, Sonoma County, California. You'll learn the effect of vanilla on wine. Just like a spice in cooking, it can be overdone.