you said what? Mo-ey Mo-et

[jasmudger]

Just been out, few beers - one of those non-wine nights, and i was dragged into a debate (in which I personally did see it as a debate..being right myself)

Statement: 'Mate, its not Mo-et (someone rah i'd just met with some mates commenting on me talking about Moet) its Mo-ey - everyone knows that'

He sounded patronising and sharp, as if i was stupid, and, it aroused a volley of laughs from his mates. I would of shrugged this off, but, he did say 'everyone knows that'

A debate followed, and he got up to leave saying 'your wrong, blah blah blah, my father has a cellar and he says Mo-ey'

I said 'So he must be right then'

he said 'You're calling my Father a liar'

I said 'no, i'm calling him wrong'

with that he said 'F**k off' and left.


I admit, I was slightly snobbish at the end, but, to pull a cliche out of the bag, 'he started it!'

oh, btw if anyone ever comes to North England - the people, mostly, are lovely just misinformed.

Over and out

[jasmudger]

and if you guys think, 'hes just been out!?' I think the UK is about 6/7 hours ahead so please dont think im an alcoholic it is actually 10:30 here at night! Not 2 in the afternoon!

[Bucko]

It IS Mo-ette.

[Innkeeper]

Don't worry Jimmy, most beer drinkers are snobs.

[Thomas]

It is Mo-et, but what does it matter: there are hundreds of better Champagne anyway... [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/eek.gif[/img]

[winoweenie]

It matters 'cause some snob wuz jawin' wif our friend Jas Foodie-i-poo. WW

[Thomas]

I know ww, just razzing jas a little...

[newsguy]

WW: Foodie-i-poo? That's a classic. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[Thomas]

Thanks newsguy--someone around here has taste...

[jasmudger]

there are better Champagnes out there i agree foodie-i-poo, but I've stayed under the hospitality of Moet (Mercier) twice now and I feel some sort of connection to it... what a place it is, to stand in those cellars, visit the l'eonotheque (is that right?) and taste champagne free for a week

Have any of you guys been to Champagne?

[wondersofwine]

Not to Champagne. I've toured in Burgundy including the Hospice de Beaune and Dijon and Chateaux country in the Loire Valley (before I really knew about Loire wines I'm afraid)and around Avignon.

[Thomas]

Jas,

Champagne is one of three regions in France I have not visited--yet.

l'eonotheque? I didn't know the French used that term. Like Italian enoteca; I could never figire out why they don't call it vinoteca, since eno refers to the Greek and vino to the latin.

Did you know the word "wine" stems from a semitic language that pre-dates Greek? Now that's interesting.