Comments on: We came, we saw, we juiced http://www.drvino.com/2007/05/14/we-came-we-saw-we-juiced/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:28:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Linda http://www.drvino.com/2007/05/14/we-came-we-saw-we-juiced/comment-page-1/#comment-13411 Linda Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:55:13 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/05/14/we-came-we-saw-we-juiced/#comment-13411 The response is late, but I had to say something. I stand by my remarks that I made that day about vintages on that particular wine list. It is not how I would write a wine list. So he wants to get a clearer answer, he should direct his comments and questions to the owner. I stand by the wine list at Juicy - it's a fun place to enjoy wine. The team there is knowledgeable and the wine selection hits all points in terms of region, variety and price points. And if people who are just starting to get introduced to wines choose to come to a wine bar like Juicy, where there is no pretense, then Rodney and Aracely have done their job right. And if those people, after speaking with the server, choose to drink a Red Rhone and enjoy it, then I do think that at that moment in time the vintage is irrelevant. I know that the first wine that I drank that turned me on to wine - Pierre Sparr Gewurztraminer - was really amazing (at that time). Full stop. Nothing else mattered, because I was hooked. (It was 1997, by the way) Linda PS Spain is awesome, come and visit! The response is late, but I had to say something. I stand by my remarks that I made that day about vintages on that particular wine list. It is not how I would write a wine list. So he wants to get a clearer answer, he should direct his comments and questions to the owner. I stand by the wine list at Juicy - it’s a fun place to enjoy wine. The team there is knowledgeable and the wine selection hits all points in terms of region, variety and price points. And if people who are just starting to get introduced to wines choose to come to a wine bar like Juicy, where there is no pretense, then Rodney and Aracely have done their job right. And if those people, after speaking with the server, choose to drink a Red Rhone and enjoy it, then I do think that at that moment in time the vintage is irrelevant.

I know that the first wine that I drank that turned me on to wine - Pierre Sparr Gewurztraminer - was really amazing (at that time). Full stop. Nothing else mattered, because I was hooked. (It was 1997, by the way)

Linda

PS Spain is awesome, come and visit!

]]> By: Rick http://www.drvino.com/2007/05/14/we-came-we-saw-we-juiced/comment-page-1/#comment-7905 Rick Tue, 15 May 2007 03:08:25 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/05/14/we-came-we-saw-we-juiced/#comment-7905 Great to see you, Doc. Our first visit to Juicy and we'll likely go back. But I don't understand any place that is about wine that doesn't list vintages on their list. I can't fully accept the server's response that its because most of their customers don't know the difference. I like to think that the knowledge and experience that I have (gained, in part in your classes) should come in to play in making a wise selection. For example, I would not pay the same price for a 2002 Rhone as I would for an '01 or '03. I always "mark down" my rating of a wine list that does not show the vintage. Great to see you, Doc. Our first visit to Juicy and we’ll likely go back. But I don’t understand any place that is about wine that doesn’t list vintages on their list. I can’t fully accept the server’s response that its because most of their customers don’t know the difference. I like to think that the knowledge and experience that I have (gained, in part in your classes) should come in to play in making a wise selection. For example, I would not pay the same price for a 2002 Rhone as I would for an ‘01 or ‘03. I always “mark down” my rating of a wine list that does not show the vintage.

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