tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post4264641488910124247..comments2023-10-15T16:28:31.347+01:00Comments on The Joseph Report: Which wine brands do YOU most admire - your chance to argue with the Drinks Intl listAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00489507739203968378noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-22376584589150644632012-05-16T05:33:30.724+01:002012-05-16T05:33:30.724+01:00I guess one has to accept to be someone else's...I guess one has to accept to be someone else's stereotype. Call me Gallic, I will call you neoliberal, but it's not the point here. My point is that we should not twist too much the meaning of words, and admirable is a very strong word indeed. And btw, last week, I praised the wines of Arthur Metz, a division of GCF (JP Chenet) so I can assure you I do my best to avoid any "small is Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735711298970505426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-85168369937431887012012-05-13T16:28:10.501+01:002012-05-13T16:28:10.501+01:00I agree that one person's 'admirable' ...I agree that one person's 'admirable' is another person's undesirable. But I also see a Gallic/Cartesian attitude in your comment. The panel for the Oscars and the Car of the Year have to compare very different styles and categories when choosing their winners of the year. This list - with which I do not agree - is published by Drinks Business Magazine. There's a little clue Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489507739203968378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-20827610054941606682012-05-13T14:21:18.036+01:002012-05-13T14:21:18.036+01:00I can admire some wines from Antinori, Penfolds an...I can admire some wines from Antinori, Penfolds and Concha y Toro. But to put them, as companies, in such a list, no. <br />Ans how can one compare Château Margaux and JP Chenet, how can one put them in one same list?<br />And my own list would be based on personal achievements, not dollars or pounds.Miguel Torres, as a man, would qualify as admirable. But where are are the Hugels, Egon Muller, Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735711298970505426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31735534.post-53321977779843003722012-05-09T11:02:17.745+01:002012-05-09T11:02:17.745+01:00Suggestions from @wine_diamonds in Japan: Opus One...Suggestions from @wine_diamonds in Japan: Opus One, Joseph Phelps, Yalumba, Montes, Perrin et Fils, Ata Rangi. From @grapewallofchina anything from DBR. My thought: Romanee-ContiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489507739203968378noreply@blogger.com