Blackisphere

Billet publié le 16 juin 2012 par Sabotage Times (Etats-Unis) .

Extrait : “Do you know you’re Chardonnays from Chenin Blancs? Or what gives a wine it’s colour? Find out everything you ever wanted to know about wine below.What is it about wine that average Joe public are happy to be ignorant about? I’m sure people don’t follow the same philosophy when it comes to buying clothes or cars. In my experience consumers go out of their way to have some understanding of these. Why not wine?
Can you imagine me telling Jeremy Clarkson that a car is just a car?
So you walk into your local wine store, approach the assistant and ask “Do you have a Malbec?”
The assistant replies “Which country?”
After a puzzled look, you stare back and state “Argentina of course!”
This is a very simple example of a conversation I’ve had hundreds of times over the years. Two problems I see with this dialogue are, firstly, requesting a Malbec as if there is only one type, secondly, the thought that Argentina is the only country that produces Malbec. I’m going to kill two birds with one stone here. Malbec originates from South West France. It was one of the original grapes used in Bordeaux, and is still permitted as part of the blend. Nowadays you will primarily find it as the backbone of wines from Cahor, France. Argentina may have adopted Malbec but, as well as France, it is also produced around the world, Australia and Chile being two notable producers”.

Cahors is back, Cahors is malbec !