How to taste with good taste
The second silliest chapter in On Claret. You know how to taste. So here's how to do it tastefully and with conviction.
Tasting Claret (and other wines)
“It is a little, shy wine like a gazelle.”
“Like a leprechaun.”
“Dappled, in a tapestry meadow.”
“Like a flute by still water.”
“… And this is a wise old wine.”
“A prophet in a cave.”
“… And this is a necklace of pearls
on a white neck.”
“Like a swan.”
“Like the last unicorn.”
Few people have satirised the ridiculous soun…
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