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Originally posted by Solid
Look, I hate those surrender monkeys as much as any of you guys, maybe more having lived in proximity to them for so long. However, I still drink their wine. The climate in France differs quite severely to the climates in the 'New World' wine countries such as Australia, California, and S. Africa. Those climates are relatively stable, producing wines with a similar (great) taste every time. However, in France the weather is hugely variable. As a result, wines from some years may taste horrible, but on other years- 82 sticks out for bordeauxs- the wine exceeds all others.
So no, we should not exclude French wines from the forum, as by limiting the subject matter, we also limit what we can learn about wine.
JMO,
Solid
PS: fuck the french.
PPS: not literally; with lawyers, guns and money.
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I will completely disagree with you on this. While the French might make some good wine from time to time, any vintner that can produce a solid product year after year is where I am going. Leaving the frogs out of the discussion is not going to by any means limit the subject matter. There are still MANY great wineries that can be included in the discussion so that all take something away.
Leave it to the French to have something get fucked up and then blame it on any thing BUT themselves.