I was showing my mine area to someone the other day and while going through various chemicals ("this is Campden, this is..."), I was asked "What's Meta for?". I answered "it's to make an analogy." I was stared at funny, and then I got a groan, though I don't think they believed anything I said after that
So my real question is, did the winemakers shorten it to meta (as opposed to any other shorthand name) just so everyone got a chance to deliver this pun once?
Rob