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RE: I'm sure there are some terrific...
Posted by triodesteve on July 28, 2009 at 18:48:52:
"But since I live so close to Napa and Sonoma, I've focused on California wines which are so accessible."
if I lived by that rule I would miss out on a lot of wine
When I drink French wines these days, I'm put off by the tastes of the "terroir" - they taste dirty to me.
That's not terroir...most likely it's brettanomyces.. a spoilage yeast. it has aromas of barnyard or horse sweat or around here, I find it smells like a box of band aids. It exists in new world wines for sure, but is a serious issue in Europe.