“This is good, this year is bad. If we bottle it, we consider the product good.”
Which vintage-hating vintner said this?
A. Fred Franzia, owner of Two Buck Chuck
B. Jess Jackson, Kendall-Jackson
C. Baron Elie de Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild
D. Corinne Mentzelopoulos, Chateau Margaux
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On August 7th, 2007 at 11:51 am ,JB wrote:
C.
nothing witty to add to my answer (sorry!)
On August 7th, 2007 at 3:16 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
JB – Incredible speed! The proverbial ink was hardly even dry on that posting, and there you were with the right answer. Give that man/woman a Lafite!
Yes, it was Baron Elie, from today’s NYT obit. Eric Asimov writes:
One thing that particularly disturbed Baron Elie was the desire of wine specialists to label every vintage.
“This is good, this year is bad,” he said in 1966. “If we bottle it, we consider the product good.”
On August 7th, 2007 at 5:43 pm ,JB wrote:
I will gladly take a Lafite. Need my address???
On August 9th, 2007 at 6:20 am ,Artiga wrote:
I think it’s D. That woman is very exigent.