tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post116563991772181228..comments2023-09-29T10:54:50.149-04:00Comments on Doktor Weingolb: Tasting: Sirius 2001Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-76353249467401284282007-01-15T15:59:00.000-05:002007-01-15T15:59:00.000-05:00Right with you on 'animal' vs 'barnyard.' i don't ...Right with you on 'animal' vs 'barnyard.' i don't know if this is what the aroma wheel, or aroma experts would say, but when i say (or read) animal i think of musk and fur, that feramonal smell i remember from the zoo as a child (i grew up in a zoo, actually). barnyard, to me, is more a manure/compost smell, called 'brett' by the less scatologically inclined, i believe.<br /><br />sounds like a great salad, by the way. i was wondering what to do with the hangar steak i couldn't stop myself from buying yesterday...Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-1165880671579356322006-12-11T18:44:00.000-05:002006-12-11T18:44:00.000-05:00I didn't say "animal" -- I wrote animal and I smel...I didn't say "animal" -- I wrote animal and I smelled it. :P<BR/><BR/>"Barnyard" is the typical American expression for this aroma, but I find that the French go different directions with it: Animal as in barn-smelling, earthy and such; and animal as in musky, which is more what I recall getting out of this Bordeaux. While barnyard might not seem like a selling point, it often is, at least to me. And as for musk, what's not to like? But balance is key, as always.<BR/><BR/>Further reading for you:<BR/>1. <A HREF="http://www.winesense.co.za/wineshop/knowyourwine/learn.winespeak.php?&cf=89," REL="nofollow">resource on wino lingo</A> <BR/>2. <A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?o=1&f=/c/a/2005/03/24/WIG80BRKHC1.DTL" REL="nofollow">Bay-area flavour wheel for odd aromas</A><BR/>3. <A HREF="http://www.wineindustryjobs.com.au/public.php?page=news&newsid=6" REL="nofollow">really expensive wine aroma kit</A> -- go to the SAQ in Cours Mont-Royal to try these things out (they're kind of cool but way more expensive than the finest wine that's ever touched my lips which is a bit perverse, no?)Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-1165733169744861252006-12-10T01:46:00.000-05:002006-12-10T01:46:00.000-05:00did you say "animal"?did you say "animal"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com