Comments on: Eric Asimov To The Rescue! http://www.pinotblogger.com/2006/07/06/eric-asimov-to-the-rescue/ A blog about starting and building a family winery in the Russian River Valley Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Steven Mirassou http://www.pinotblogger.com/2006/07/06/eric-asimov-to-the-rescue/#comment-104120 Steven Mirassou Sun, 11 May 2008 15:33:10 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/2006/07/06/eric-azimov-to-the-rescue/#comment-104120 Josh: You do a terrific job with your blog, and you set a dauntingly high standard for those of us trying to communicate in the same way. Thanks for the link to Fiering's article. If the delete key can't be heard, did the post really ever exist? Steven Mirassou Josh:

You do a terrific job with your blog, and you set a dauntingly high standard for those of us trying to communicate in the same way. Thanks for the link to Fiering’s article. If the delete key can’t be heard, did the post really ever exist?

Steven Mirassou

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]]> By: Josh http://www.pinotblogger.com/2006/07/06/eric-asimov-to-the-rescue/#comment-1106 Josh Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:26:50 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/2006/07/06/eric-azimov-to-the-rescue/#comment-1106 Exactly. And thanks, again. Exactly.

And thanks, again.

]]> By: Tom Wark http://www.pinotblogger.com/2006/07/06/eric-asimov-to-the-rescue/#comment-1101 Tom Wark Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:12:49 +0000 http://www.pinotblogger.com/2006/07/06/eric-azimov-to-the-rescue/#comment-1101 GREAT POST. It's important to remember WHY California and other New World wines will always be compared to French, as Eric states in his killer last paragraph: The answer is Tradition, not quality. France and Europe were the undisputed champs of wine quality for so long that it is tradition to hold them up as the benchmark. They've earned it. But let's be clear, tradition and quality are not the same thing. I don't think it's possible to argue with a straight face that French wines are better than American. However, it's tradtion to make this assertion. GREAT POST.

It’s important to remember WHY California and other New World wines will always be compared to French, as Eric states in his killer last paragraph: The answer is Tradition, not quality. France and Europe were the undisputed champs of wine quality for so long that it is tradition to hold them up as the benchmark. They’ve earned it. But let’s be clear, tradition and quality are not the same thing. I don’t think it’s possible to argue with a straight face that French wines are better than American. However, it’s tradtion to make this assertion.

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