Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Pepe, what gives?

"We have to simplify our product and reject an arrogant approach that was perhaps natural to us," said French winemaker, Pascal Renaudat.

I don't feel I'm getting authentic French wine unless there's some type of thick snobbish over-tone at least somewhere between the vineyard and the glass. How about you guys?

5 comments:

Arelcao Akleos said...

Maybe because, like Mad Dog on Martin Luther King at Kenwood, they figure Yellowtail has more panache with "youthful" molotov set?

My Frontier Thesis said...

True, AA. I mean, it sounds plausible.

Back to the booze: I've tried Red Bicyclette once or twice. Not bad for the ten bucks or less.

Tecumseh said...

Yellowtail sucks. I once had a bottle brought by that guy that keeps calling on JJ only when he needs a favor from him (does this uniquely identify him, JJ?). At any rate, this hooch gave me a headache -- thus did not pass my minimum standards for a bottle of red, which is, no hangover the day after, if drunk in moderation.

My Frontier Thesis said...

I once had a bottle brought by that guy that keeps calling on JJ only when he needs a favor from him.

That's about the frequency that I'd call on JJ, but I'd show up with much better liquor, beer and wine. We need to have standards here, gentlemen.

Mr roT said...

AI and I have issues sometimes. Yellowtail is of limited use in mollifying the rough.