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...Defense of Wine?s TerroirIn ?Fifty States of Wine,? we have more underinformed pabulum [Sept. 8]. I am no snob, but I expect what?s in the bottle to accurately reflect the wine?s place of origin, traditions, agricultural history and, yes, terroir, which describes all of the preceding. Neither Joel Stein nor Fred Franzia has enough understanding of the subject to speak of it intelligently and should not be relied on to teach curious readers. David Moore, Moore Brothers Wine Co. Pennsauken, New Jersey...
...fifty states of wine," we have more underinformed pabulum [Sept. 8]. I am no snob, but I expect what's in the bottle to accurately reflect the wine's place of origin, traditions, agricultural history and, yes, terroir, which describes all of the preceding. Neither Joel Stein nor Fred Franzia has enough understanding of the subject to speak of it intelligently and should not be relied on to teach curious readers. David Moore, Moore Brothers Wine Co. PENNSAUKEN...
Gervais spends 10 minutes in front of a portrait, wondering what the royal guy is pointing at. He considers asking the guard but worries the guard won't know and will be embarrassed, and then worries he's being a snob by assuming that the guard won't know. In the end, he decides it's best not to risk it. Gervais, whose comedy is all about pushing discomfort, is not fond of it in his life. "I'd love to take Ricky camping," says his Ghost Town co-star Téa Leoni. "It would be the most entertaining four...
...ambition was to be a great obscure writer. I found novels by people like Djuna Barnes, whose work never became as mainstream as novels can become - I was a bit of a snob, I suppose, but that was my ambition, the obscurity was important. I used to read Evergreen Review and the Paris Review, Edward Albee's first plays, [William S.] Burroughs and [Vladimir] Nabokov and so on, many of whom did accidentally become relatively mainstream, like Nabokov with Lolita, and Albee with Zoo Story...
...being rallied. O.K., so maybe McCain isn't really our type. But he's our nominee. And consider the alternative! Obama is the most radical left-winger since the French Revolution. He is a fanatical leveler who hates rich people and despises success. Plus, he's an élitist snob. And his wife thinks she's better than everyone else because she's black. Truth to tell, the radio guys would rather have had Clinton to rail against, out of habit if nothing more. They spent most of their energy during primary season going after her. (Hillary nostalgia is surely...