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What wine variety do you hate?

by Wayne Courtney last modified 2007-10-26 11:44

26 October 2007

At the Guzzle we usually preach tolerance and love for all, and that applies to wine varieties as well. No ABC (Anything but chardonnay) club members here, nor do we follow the post Sideways "I'm not drinking any fuckin' Merlot" fad.

I was inspired a few nights ago, however, by Matt's inspired tirade of abuse against trans-Tasman cats' piss (read: NZ Sauvignon Blanc), which is all the rage at the moment.

So, this got me thinking (which is rare these days) - I'm sure everyone has a type of wine that puts their teeth on edge and makes their stomach churn. . My earliest memories of this were stealing shots of my mother's cask-of-death Spumante. It was sickeningly sweet,even to meĀ  as a kid, with a sherbety aftertaste that gummed your entire mouth closed.

So what wine do you hate?


Wayne answers for Matt

Posted by Matty Watson at 2007-10-26 11:46
NZ cat-pissy Sauv Blanc

Wayne answers for Matt

Posted by Marcus at 2007-10-26 14:05
I can only say that as a native New Zealander I wholeheartedly agree with this insightful and enlightend comment.

Wayne answers for Matt

Posted by Marcus at 2007-10-27 22:04
Oi - sod off. I never posted that. All I can say is that as 'cat pissy' as NZ sb may be sometimes, it still beats 99% of the Aussie offerings in that variety without getting out of bed.

Wines to hate

Posted by Matt at 2007-10-26 13:57
For some inexplicable reason Cabernet "Franc" annoys the living shit out of me. Whenever I see a wine with this variety in it I have an overwhelming desire to punch it.


Zinfandel Blaaaah

Posted by BoBo at 2007-10-26 14:01
Zinfandel is a dog of a grape suitable only for garden mulch and organic dye.

Wines to hate...

Posted by Wayne at 2007-10-27 11:28
This might be controversial, but....
Semillon Sauv-Blanc blends.

Wines to hate

Posted by Matt Watson at 2007-10-27 12:40
Surely it's not controversial if it's NZ Sauv-Blanc ; )

Wines to hate

Posted by Marcus at 2007-10-27 22:06
Anything that feels the need to put more than 3 varieties of grape in the same bottle. Clearly can't make up their minds and are hoping that if they muddle enough stuff together then someone will drink it (poor buggers)

Cheating

Posted by Matt at 2007-10-27 13:06
I know that this is cheating somewhat, but the Mildara "Molitov Cocktail" 2006 Cab Sav is truely a shocker!!!