So, now that the Wine Advocate (that would be Robert Parker's famed publication) has replaced their main critic (Antonio Galloni) and put the critique of Loire wines on a 2-3 year rotation (a move I highly applaud because really, what do blue chip drinkers really need Loire reviews for?) Mr. P. decided to educated his readers with a video a little reminiscent of the 1987 fried egg campaign, "Your brain on drugs."
As the video is copyrighted and Mr. P. is in a litigious mood (he is sueing that former critic) I decided I decided not to risk court, so here's the gist.
+ Mr. P. warns about the dangers of no sulfur in a wine. He holds up dregs in a glass, presumably two days. "Looks like somethng from a bio-warfare lab."
+ The bottom of the glass is coated in mold, not unusual if you have bad houscleaning practices and fail to clean your glass, whether the wine is sulfured or not.
+ "Do you want this stuff growing in your innards? Natural wine is one of the dumbest things ever created," he says, then he signs off citing his acupuncture appointment.
Seriously? He was kidding right? Sulfites in wine (whether they're added or are from yeast fermentation) are metabolized via our digestive enzymes when we drink the wine and don't have anything to do what what does or doesn't grow in our "innards". Geez.
Posted by: George | 04/09/2013 at 06:35 PM
is he sporting facial hair?
Posted by: Steve Edmunds | 04/12/2013 at 12:03 PM