tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post5868619845021613187..comments2024-01-29T19:33:21.185-05:00Comments on New Hampshire Wine-man: Wine-ing about Birds And loving DogsNew Hampshire Winemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-8619863439191704322012-05-04T05:10:35.068-04:002012-05-04T05:10:35.068-04:00Wow,it's now May 4, 2012 and I'm not waiti...Wow,it's now May 4, 2012 and I'm not waiting for the Mayan End (http://news.discovery.com/space/the-2012-mayan-calendar-doomsday-date-might-be-wrong.html), but always aware that today will be the end for someone, many someones all over the world. Not the subject of my reply. <br />The subject is my post revisited. The other day I heard this wine expert say anyone writing about wine should be trained. What! Who is he to tell me or anyone else that they should go through his order-of-things, his self-righteous regimen to experience and comment on wine? Who is he to to set himself up on a hill declaring that he is the Wine Buddha or one of them? So, a small child cannot SEE the world without having his eyes trained; the wonder of it all, the world, the wine, is only for those steeped in conformity? This is one of the top ten Bloggers in the world (He wants to keep it that way you upstarts)has gotten maybe 1 or 2 views from me in three years, and now I know why I had an instinctive aversion to his blog. Sensationalizing the End of the world or your wine place in it, is a terrible thing to do, it is presumption, perversion, and pretense.New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-84089781008388558872011-10-25T21:14:21.685-04:002011-10-25T21:14:21.685-04:00If you're talking about big red wine, I'm ...If you're talking about big red wine, I'm about 2/3 through a 2004 Anderson's Conn Valley Cab from Napa. It's lovely. <br /><br />I really, really love red blends (provided, of course, that it's a well-made one)...I look forward to your much more disciplined posts!Claire Uncorkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551511690246792537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-36660180692619039342011-10-25T20:38:04.973-04:002011-10-25T20:38:04.973-04:00Dennis, great post. Cerulean is one of my favorite...Dennis, great post. Cerulean is one of my favorite colors and I never had any inkling there was a bird of the same name and color! And as for that photo of the mother bird and her young, one of my absolute all-time favorite photos. Would die for a copy of the photo you have on your wall of that picture. Immaculate photography and timing. <br /><br />Wine is in the eye of the beholder. It is a beautiful thing meant to be enjoyed differently by different people. I find your journal approach much friendlier than the standard straight-up wine review.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572296408906156999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-18083588975983767922011-10-25T20:30:41.388-04:002011-10-25T20:30:41.388-04:00Claire, so glad we're in this together. I'...Claire, so glad we're in this together. I'm hoping to do a series of wine blends in the future. I understand the dog rescue thing, and am sad to see so many suffering animals, so many suffering people too. The whole world is groaning, me too. Time for "Big, big red".New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-75609160413122478752011-10-25T20:16:13.856-04:002011-10-25T20:16:13.856-04:00I'm not a somm, either, but I AM a dog lover. ...I'm not a somm, either, but I AM a dog lover. I have 3, all of whom were rescued. I love mutts the most. Now that I think about it, that's more or less the case with several things in my life -- even wine. I looooooove blends, particularly red ones. Ok, I'll stop there or else it could get ridiculous. <br /><br />About being an "expert"...I don't really consider myself an expert on wine. Sure, I know more than the average person, but I'm constantly humbled anytime I walk into work, a tasting, etc. And you know what? I kind of like it that way because I realize that I'm still teachable. As for anything I write about wine, it's simple. If it inspires me to write (which means I like it quite a bit) & if I have the magical combination of time & energy, I do. If someone gets something out of it, cool. If not, then I amused myself for the time being. =PClaire Uncorkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551511690246792537noreply@blogger.com