Comments on: Three reds under $20 – De Forville, Potel, Baudry http://www.drvino.com/2009/04/29/three-reds-under-20-de-forville-potel-baudry/ wine talk that goes down easy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:11:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2009/04/29/three-reds-under-20-de-forville-potel-baudry/#comment-241077 Dr. Vino Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:55:55 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3813#comment-241077 Thanks for the clarification, Dr. J. Bianchi! Sweetish does roll off the tongue; tannicish, not so much. Thanks for the clarification, Dr. J. Bianchi! Sweetish does roll off the tongue; tannicish, not so much.

]]> By: Jeremy Parzen http://www.drvino.com/2009/04/29/three-reds-under-20-de-forville-potel-baudry/#comment-241064 Jeremy Parzen Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:40:11 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=3813#comment-241064 Hey Dr. V, just a little linguistic clarification from Dr. Bianchi: Dolcetto is more aptly translated "sweet-ish" where the diminutive suffix -etto attenuates the adjective "dolce" or "sweet" (rather than denoting the grape's size). Brunello is often translated "little brown one," but similarly the meaning is actually "brownish." In the case of Brunello, however, the name probably doesn't refer to the color of the grape: many believe that the grape was named after a noble's horse, although the origin is unknown. Great post and great wines (I need to try that Chinon)... Hey Dr. V, just a little linguistic clarification from Dr. Bianchi: Dolcetto is more aptly translated “sweet-ish” where the diminutive suffix -etto attenuates the adjective “dolce” or “sweet” (rather than denoting the grape’s size).

Brunello is often translated “little brown one,” but similarly the meaning is actually “brownish.” In the case of Brunello, however, the name probably doesn’t refer to the color of the grape: many believe that the grape was named after a noble’s horse, although the origin is unknown.

Great post and great wines (I need to try that Chinon)…

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