Old vs. New style Riojas

[Thomas]

At first, I didn't know what WW was talking about, then I read Mark's post more clearly.

I stand by my observation, but that doesn't mean much of anything. It's an observation--how that can be bullshit is up to Mark to define. Methinks, maybe some of the attitude of an associate may have started to rub off on him [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]

Mark, you are correct in your post that I should not blanketly condemn all modern-style Spanish wines, and I didn't. You impugn me as a writer; may I impugn you as a reader?

I wrote what tasting old style makes me think of and what tasting new style makes me think of--as descriptors to pin the differences in style. I never said that I liked or hated either. Sometimes, the words have no back meaning--unless the reader has built-in defensiveness.

Oh, and maybe when you come here next, I'll take a prune or two from my stash for you to taste--alongside an old style, of course.



[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 02-21-2009).]