tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post6241157475634902567..comments2023-10-28T17:27:31.385+03:00Comments on 2 Grand Cru: Baked Onions2GrandCruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677145557411276062noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-9296591600998071352007-11-27T15:12:00.000+02:002007-11-27T15:12:00.000+02:00Is 'tar' any more apt?Exactly.But sweetness, salti...Is 'tar' any more apt?<BR/><BR/>Exactly.<BR/><BR/>But sweetness, saltiness, acidity, tannins, mouthfeel, length and even more general fruitiness are all things that do not rely on comparisons unrelated.<BR/><BR/>Arieh<BR/><BR/>PS Tar is apt in the context of road construction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-74359170003718148162007-11-27T10:43:00.000+02:002007-11-27T10:43:00.000+02:00PS - had a Viader Syrah last night, that had an ar...PS - had a Viader Syrah last night, that had an aroma of... baked potatoes, garlic butter and all...<BR/>T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-6585877282685210292007-11-26T21:57:00.000+02:002007-11-26T21:57:00.000+02:00Haven't tasted the wine, I think, but I can defini...Haven't tasted the wine, I think, but I can definitely see caramelized onions as a kind of funky descriptor in a Riesling like this.<BR/>T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-46962158479559755132007-11-26T20:14:00.000+02:002007-11-26T20:14:00.000+02:00Is 'tar' any more apt?Is 'tar' any more apt?2GrandCruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677145557411276062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-53935172019810890652007-11-26T18:43:00.000+02:002007-11-26T18:43:00.000+02:00Hi Chaim,I guess I was questioning what is 'apt' i...Hi Chaim,<BR/>I guess I was questioning what is 'apt' in the general sense when describing wine.<BR/><BR/>AriehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-57657157249573803252007-11-26T16:34:00.000+02:002007-11-26T16:34:00.000+02:00If it wasn't an apt descritor, I wouldn't have use...If it wasn't an apt descritor, I wouldn't have used it. But when it occured to me, it just seemed to nail it and for me, for certain Rieslings, it works better than a fruit descriptor. Or in conjunction with one.2GrandCruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677145557411276062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178846643922349518.post-62401594042042658852007-11-26T16:18:00.000+02:002007-11-26T16:18:00.000+02:00Chaim,More recently I've tried to move away from u...Chaim,<BR/>More recently I've tried to move away from using unrelated descriptor for wine ie an onion has never been anywhere near your Reisling, let alone a baked one. I prefer to stick with 'red fruits', 'white fruits' etc. I know this is kind of cheating, as 'red fruits'=strawberries, red currants etc. However I realise that from a writing point of view limited descriptors can make for boring TNs (although others do it wuite well). What do you think?<BR/><BR/>AriehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com