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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 6:40 pm
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number_6
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Originally Posted by bensyd
Of course there's shades of gray, but how many people sit and deconstruct their meal looking for hints of this or that?....
Enjoyment has nothing to do with deconstruction, nor does truly great wine require an educated palate (the "bad" wines with traces of greatness do require an acquired taste, to be able to ignore the bad elements and focus on the good ones).

I frequently drink expensive wine (>$100/bottle) with people who have not drunk good wine before. They recognize and like it from the first sip -- no deconstruction needed. Generally we don't discuss the wine, it is just background to other activity, but their enjoyment of the wine is obvious and genuine. Of course few wines are this good, and price is no indication of quality. However good wines are a joy in themselves (and some that I drink are under $5, though I spend over $1K per month on wine).
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