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Old May 18, 2012 | 9:47 am
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Originally Posted by Bear4Asian
Having just returned from a tour of wine country, I'm reminded that some of the most pretentious people are those running the tasting sessions at wineries. My BS detector peaks often.

I'm much more likely to enjoy and buy at a session where they actually speak English instead of "Wineglish".
I avoid those places unless I'm "forced" to go. Fortunately, in these parts, there are countless hundreds of small wineries where you won't have this experience. Some of your experiences are because the wineries want them to be that way, because there are many constipated people that want this experience.
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