"Drinkable" wine

Elko Tchernev · 2006-11-05T05:58:07+00:00

Reading the thread on wine "traits", it occurred to me that Ihaven't seen the attribute "drinkability" discussed here; yet this isone of the most important attributes for me. I define drinkability thusly: it is the amount of wine one wouldconsume at a single sitting (evening), without ill effects. Obviously,it depends on the particular person's constitution and drinking habits,which have to be accounted for, but (I think) it reflects some intrinsicproperty of the wine too, that is independent from all its other tastetraits (acidic/sweet/tannic etc.). For me, a wine is undrinkable if I would not consume more than halfa bottle (for whatever reasons - bad taste or ill effects), moderatelydrinkable - one bottle or thereabouts, but no more than one and a half,and highly drinkable - a magnum or more. So do you think this is an objective trait (like acidity), or is ita subjective trait, such that a certain wine, drinkable for somebody,can be undrinkable for someone else? (Note - I can usually tell if thewine is drinkable or not as early as the first sip, or as late as thebeginning of the second glass. In the second case, the wine graduallyfeels weirder and weirder, and I know I have to stop drinking, orelse... How do I know, you may ask - simple, by stubbornly ignoring thatfeeling on some occasions ;) Some examples of some somewhat common wines you might have tasted,together with their drinkability rating (for me, of course):- Charles Shaw "Two Buck Chuck" (California) - undrinkable- Zarafa Pinotage (South Africa) - undrinkable- Little Penguin Chardonnay (Australia) - undrinkable- Yellowtail Shiraz (Australia) - moderately drinkable- Rex Goliath 47lb rooster (California?) - moderately drinkable- Egri Bikaver Bull's blood (Hungary) - highly drinkable- Castellana Montepulciano D'Abruzzo (Italy) - highly drinkable- Les Etoiles Shiraz (Vin de pays d'Oc) - highly...

"Drinkable" wine

Nov 05, 2006 24 Replies

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Machabuca 19 years ago

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Machabuca 19 years ago

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miles 19 years ago

I prefer to taste wines that somebody else paid for. Generally they taste better when someone else bought them.

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Hunt 19 years ago

Machabuca,

I looked for your comment, but my news reader did not show any. Did I miss something?

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Hunt 19 years ago

I would tend to agree. The mark of a good wine is with the last pour. If you wish that you had another bottle handy, it is good. If you reflect to the first glass - well, not so good. I've had to go into the cellar, because the last glass demanded that I do so. That, plus the guests clamoring for MORE!

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