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Henri Rearden
Gallente VIRTUAL LIFE VANGUARD Black Star Alliance
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Posted - 2010.09.13 01:26:00 -
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As in the title. I was trying to come up with a word to describe the nice people we recently met while visiting Chateau Morrisette one afternoon, and I've failed miserably at it. So far, all I've come up with are "wino" and "winer" - both of which come with issues of their own, obviously! So, what IS a wine enthusiast called?
Oh yes, if you like wine, please post your favorite kind(s). I'm very partial to complex semi-dry reds, some dark fruit wines (like blackberry or blueberry... blackberry goes great with grilled lamb!) and those white dessert wines that have the grapes frost-bitten or frozen before they are fermented... can't remember what they're called. Oh yeah, and mead. I've only ever had one kind, (Camelot brand, I think it was. Probably way cheaper/crappier than what you can get in Europe) but I was very fond of it. OK, so maybe I like almost everything...
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.09.13 01:33:00 -
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Edited by: Astenion on 13/09/2010 01:35:09 In Italy we call them snobs, .
"Wine enthusiasts" taste wine and attempt to wax intellectual about the properties of said beverage, while those of us who make the stuff actually drink it.
Favorite red would probably be a Cabernet Franc or a Refosco.
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Henri Rearden
Gallente VIRTUAL LIFE VANGUARD Black Star Alliance
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Posted - 2010.09.13 02:07:00 -
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Originally by: Astenion Edited by: Astenion on 13/09/2010 01:35:09 In Italy we call them snobs, .
"Wine enthusiasts" taste wine and attempt to wax intellectual about the properties of said beverage, while those of us who make the stuff actually drink it.
Favorite red would probably be a Cabernet Franc or a Refosco.
I agree - some people take it way too far! My brother, for instance, insists that it is critical to put red wine in a "red wine glass" so it can "breathe properly." I have two sets of wine glasses, normal and skinny. I think the skinny ones are champagne flutes, but I hate champagne. There are interesting differences between wines that I didn't appreciate before going to a wine tasting, but seriously most of the wines in the same category taste very similar to me. Some of them are tangy, some are dry, some are sweet, some have a funny taste after you've swollowed most of it... but really... as long as you enjoy it who cares?
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Intense Thinker
Minmatar
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Posted - 2010.09.13 02:46:00 -
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I went wine tasting once and now I'm not allowed to go back.
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JordanParey
Suddenly Ninjas Tear Extraction And Reclamation Service
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Posted - 2010.09.13 03:57:00 -
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*******, prick, and snob are words that come to mind. Wine enthusiasts are often extremely snooty. [i]2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root." 1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this prayer." 1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion." 1940 A.D. - "That potion is snake oil, sw |
Viktor Fyretracker
Caldari Fyretracker Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2010.09.13 04:24:00 -
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I have encountered and seen the wineophile(Sounds good to me, Audio snobs are called Audiophiles after all)but really I have come across someone who got nearly hostile because someone a "Bubbling white whine" from California as the snob noted it Champagne. I guess that really sets off wine snobs.
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Henri Rearden
Gallente VIRTUAL LIFE VANGUARD Black Star Alliance
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Posted - 2010.09.13 05:03:00 -
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Edited by: Henri Rearden on 13/09/2010 05:04:41 He was flipping out because Champagne is the region of France from which sparkling white wine was popularized. Interesting tidbit, but now it's like "kleenex"... it refers to all products like that. Anybody who gets even borderline hostile over that needa their head checked.
EDIT: I like "winophile," that's a good one. :-)
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Horace Lankenveil
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Posted - 2010.09.13 05:14:00 -
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Oenophilia, which means love of wine, so i guess the proper term for lovers of wine is Oenophiles.
I didn't think mead was a wine, even though it's called honey wine. A friend and I shared a bottle of mead at a local Ren Fest once and got asked to leave by some Paladins for heckling the jousters
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So Sensational
GREY COUNCIL Nulli Secunda
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Posted - 2010.09.13 10:26:00 -
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Alcoholics
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Freyya
Advanced Planetary Exports Intergalactic Exports Group
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Posted - 2010.09.13 10:34:00 -
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It's too obvious and i can't believe no1 has said it yet but here i am claiming "1st";
Whiners.
Since they tend to whine about wine... and other things in general. ___________
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Jin Nib
Resplendent Knives
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Posted - 2010.09.13 11:04:00 -
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Winos? -Jin Nib Trading on behalf of Opera Noir since: 2009.03.02 03:53:00
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Epicbeardman
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Posted - 2010.09.13 11:21:00 -
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http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=sideways
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Slade Trillgon
Endless Possibilities Inc.
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Posted - 2010.09.13 11:42:00 -
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Originally by: Epicbeardman http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=sideways
Epicbearbman posted epic rant about winos
Fake Edit: If you can not tell by the above words, I usually use wino as my preferred reference term to wine enthusiasts.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.09.13 11:52:00 -
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Wine enthusiasts don't love wine; they love talking about wine...they love themselves. In response to the guy whose friend insisted on red being drunk in a red wine glass, he's right...a red wine glass is ideal for red wine because it needs to breathe. However, it's not imperative. If it's a nice dinner or something, then yes, you should use the correct glasses. However, if you're just having wine with your lunch or dinner at home, there's nothing wrong with a normal short glass. Again, you're drinking wine, not plutonium. It's just fermented grapes, that's all.
At parties we'll even drink wine in a plastic cup. It's not ideal but it's easy...just don't refill until the cup or glass is empty. I love screwing with so-called aficionados during these events. We make the stuff, drink it every day like water and sell it to you at a 300% markup; are you going to tell me that I don't know anything about wine simply because I choose not to be a douchebag about it? Like I said, wine enthusiasts don't drink wine, they simply taste it and talk about it.
Now, there IS a difference between champagne and moscato/prosecco, but only in theory. They're all bubbling dessert wines, just legally Champagne must be called that because of legal issues, not wine issues.
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RentableMuffin
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Posted - 2010.09.13 12:02:00 -
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Originally by: Henri Rearden Edited by: Henri Rearden on 13/09/2010 05:04:41 He was flipping out because Champagne is the region of France from which sparkling white wine was popularized. Interesting tidbit, but now it's like "kleenex"... it refers to all products like that. Anybody who gets even borderline hostile over that needa their head checked.
EDIT: I like "winophile," that's a good one. :-)
tell that to France, last I remember hearing they were confiscating California champagne off a cruise ship and trying to get an EU wide law or something.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.09.13 12:38:00 -
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Originally by: RentableMuffin
Originally by: Henri Rearden Edited by: Henri Rearden on 13/09/2010 05:04:41 He was flipping out because Champagne is the region of France from which sparkling white wine was popularized. Interesting tidbit, but now it's like "kleenex"... it refers to all products like that. Anybody who gets even borderline hostile over that needa their head checked.
EDIT: I like "winophile," that's a good one. :-)
tell that to France, last I remember hearing they were confiscating California champagne off a cruise ship and trying to get an EU wide law or something.
It's an international law already. The French own the name "champagne" according to the Treaty of Versailles.
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Lillith Starfire
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Posted - 2010.09.13 12:47:00 -
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Pretentious
French prTtentieux, from prTtention pretension, from Medieval Latin pretention-, pretentio, from Latin praetendere
First Known Use: 1832
A fine year indeed.
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.09.13 13:18:00 -
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Originally by: Jin Nib Winos?
Bengan full.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
Caldari Guiding Hand Social Club
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Posted - 2010.09.13 15:50:00 -
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Edited by: Istvaan Shogaatsu on 13/09/2010 15:51:30 The word you're looking for is vintner.
edit: Or the less nice-sounding, oenophile.
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Wendat Huron
Stellar Solutions
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Posted - 2010.09.13 23:34:00 -
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Originally by: Istvaan Shogaatsu Edited by: Istvaan Shogaatsu on 13/09/2010 15:51:30 The word you're looking for is vintner.
edit: Or the less nice-sounding, oenophile.
Didn't you get the memo? We've unleashed the mob, anything with a -phile ending get staked.
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Astenion
Blame The Bunny Bunny Nation
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Posted - 2010.09.14 17:13:00 -
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Edited by: Astenion on 14/09/2010 17:14:30 Edited by: Astenion on 14/09/2010 17:14:00 A vintner is a wine maker, not a wine aficionado...at least in the sense we're talking about. Actually, on second thought, he's THE wine aficionado, where as the "enthusiasts" are silly morons.
You'll never meet a wine enthusiast who doesn't talk much because they love to show the world how much (read as: little) they know about wine. As soon as the rest of the world catches on to this silly, overrated pastime, they'll realize just how idiotic they sound.
And why do they always seem to come from California?
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CCP Adida
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.09.14 18:28:00 -
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Originally by: Viktor Fyretracker I have encountered and seen the wineophile(Sounds good to me, Audio snobs are called Audiophiles after all)but really I have come across someone who got nearly hostile because someone a "Bubbling white whine" from California as the snob noted it Champagne. I guess that really sets off wine snobs.
Personally I wouldn't get hostile with someone but I would let them know it's California sparkling not champaign. But I always refer to it as "bubbles" that way no one gets offended
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The Crushah
Gallente The Python Cartel. The Jerk Cartel
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Posted - 2010.09.14 18:53:00 -
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Edited by: The Crushah on 14/09/2010 18:54:03 Ive heard the term "oenophile" used for someone who is a wine connoisseur. Personally I use the highly technical term "douchebag".
EDIT: Damn you Istvaan! Thats what I get for not reading the whole thread.
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Cantankerous Tank
Gallente Lactose Intolerant corp.
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Posted - 2010.09.14 19:23:00 -
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Well since we're on the subject of wine here, anyone care to explain what a "round taste" is?
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.09.14 20:00:00 -
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Originally by: Cantankerous Tank Well since we're on the subject of wine here, anyone care to explain what a "round taste" is?
That's the emperors new clothes.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Ann Tsukamoto
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Posted - 2010.09.14 20:56:00 -
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Edited by: Ann Tsukamoto on 14/09/2010 20:56:39 I enthusiastically drink Buckfast Tonic Wine. I'm called a 'drunk'.
Hope this helps.
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