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dotti34 · 26-06-2021, 03:10

Wow, Guinness, I certainly have got you all fired up. Let ME point out a couple of things. First of all, my name is not Sherlock but I do not take offence at you calling me this, even though I assume you are being supercilious and a tad sarcastic in your choice of names. I have been called other names which have not worried me either – sticks and stones and all that…

Did I say you know nothing about wine production? Where in MY post did I say that? How could I assume this when I know nothing about you? You have done a lot of assuming yourself as to my meaning. My suggestion re reading books is because I personally enjoy this pastime, and now and then you might find, like I do, that there is actually something you don’t already know that is interesting. No, I am not saying read a couple of books and your palate will change, maybe your attitude to perfectly innocent comments needs to change,

I had read into your remarks that you belittled the people who run your wine club and that you rubbished their comments, hence me not understanding why you bothered to belong to this club. So maybe my interpretation of your comments was as off the mark as yours is of mine.

By the way, you are correct in that a bottle shop is similar to off-licence – over here supermarkets are not licenced to sell alcohol, so there are shops that do this.

Personally I know nothing about wine, I do not like red wine, and I wouldn’t drink it even if it did cost $500 a bottle (that's another story). I am also not ashamed to confess to any wine buff that I drink Moscato, which I can buy for about $8.

Therefore, I think your interpretation of my snobbery is far off the mark.

26-06-2021, 03:10	#33
dotti34 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,189 Blog Entries: 80 Liked: 1480 times Rep Power: 833512	Re: Wine snobbery Wow, Guinness, I certainly have got you all fired up. Let ME point out a couple of things. First of all, my name is not Sherlock but I do not take offence at you calling me this, even though I assume you are being supercilious and a tad sarcastic in your choice of names. I have been called other names which have not worried me either – sticks and stones and all that… Did I say you know nothing about wine production? Where in MY post did I say that? How could I assume this when I know nothing about you? You have done a lot of assuming yourself as to my meaning. My suggestion re reading books is because I personally enjoy this pastime, and now and then you might find, like I do, that there is actually something you don’t already know that is interesting. No, I am not saying read a couple of books and your palate will change, maybe your attitude to perfectly innocent comments needs to change, I had read into your remarks that you belittled the people who run your wine club and that you rubbished their comments, hence me not understanding why you bothered to belong to this club. So maybe my interpretation of your comments was as off the mark as yours is of mine. By the way, you are correct in that a bottle shop is similar to off-licence – over here supermarkets are not licenced to sell alcohol, so there are shops that do this. Personally I know nothing about wine, I do not like red wine, and I wouldn’t drink it even if it did cost $500 a bottle (that's another story). I am also not ashamed to confess to any wine buff that I drink Moscato, which I can buy for about $8. Therefore, I think your interpretation of my snobbery is far off the mark.