Hmm... THAT'S an Interesting Aroma!

Posted in: Wine Wit
By Robert Johnson, Editor
Dec 27, 2008 - 8:00 AM

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    John Cunin, owner of the Cypress Club in San Francisco, decided to have some fun, and put together a list of the "Top 10 Descriptors a Winemaker Hates to Hear."

     Here is his list, presented Letterman countdown-style:

10. wet rodent

9. Labrador breath

8. mace

7. moist navel lint

6. '63 Chevy Nova exhaust

5. a men's room at a baseball park during a game

4. mustard gas

3. Velveeta

2. old running shoes

1. old running shorts


   


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