Super Tuscans?

[stevebody]

Au contraire, I don't think I have any sort of "reservoir" of wine knowledge. The more I deal with wine, the more I realize I have to learn. That, though, was not the substance of this weird debate. That subject was attitudes, with which I am a LOT more familiar. Like the origins of the word "Zinfandel" and why wine gives some people headaches, the question of what actually constitutes a "Super-Tuscan" seems to get five different answers for every five people polled. It was, probably, someone's handy little catch-all term that caught on and joined the vernacular, in the normal way our version of English evolves. WHATEVER, I never questioned Foodie's knowledge of wine. It's probably greater than mine and that probability causes me no ego loss. I simply object to larding anyone down with prejudices, however well founded they may be. At very least, steering someone away from that wonderful thrill of discovery that is what drives most of our wine passion seems almost cruel. IMHO (Better?) the NOVICE board should be about providing signposts for that voyage of discovery, not roadblocks. Like I said before, I see people every single day who have swallowed whole some friend or colleague's nutbag slant on Spanish, South African, Bordeaux, fruitbomb, or dessert wines and have arbitrarily stricken them from their list of "must trys". Let these guys roam, okay? They'll find stuff they hate and stuff they adore, but THEY'LL find them. It will be THEIR accomplishment. It will MEAN MORE to them in the long run. If someone asks what we think about the wines, let 'er rip. Otherwise, kid gloves, okay?