Comments on: Frank Prial dies at 82 http://www.drvino.com/2012/11/08/frank-prial-wine-dies-82/ wine talk that goes down easy Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:34:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sally http://www.drvino.com/2012/11/08/frank-prial-wine-dies-82/#comment-400191 Sally Fri, 09 Nov 2012 04:31:46 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=11672#comment-400191 I still have a copy of an article he wrote in 1981 in which he stated that the drinking of wine in America was on the verge of becoming inbred and precious; that where else would people ask about Brix levels; that an opthalmologist would defend a wine because it had taken top place in his last 15 tastings- “Exactly, this wine was designed for competition and should not be used for family dining.” Mr. Prial was anti-Parker before Parker existed. He was a gentleman in the true sense of the word; a gracious and intelligent man who truly loved wine because wine meant a great table with family, friends, food and interesting conversation.

I just pulled Prial’s “Wine Talk” off the book shelf – he acknowledges Alexis Bespaloff, Gerald Asher, Peter Sichel, Alexis Lichine and Abdallah Simon. I consider myself blessed to have come of wine age in the world of these men. Thank you, Mr. Prial, for many thought provoking columns.

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