Culture and Wine
Blog URL http://www.cultureandwine.blogspot.com/
Located Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand
Blog that discusses the language and culture of wine in the Western and Eastern sociolinguistic contexts. It is there to inform and challenge all wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs to consider how wine is described and to share views on wine and culture.
Latest Blog Posts
- The Pasar and the Perfunctory on Nov 14, 2009 in marketplace spoiled wine wine fault pasar trichloroanisole TCA tainted wine
In Asia, people prefer to buy fresh meat, fish and vegetables rather than getting these from their freezers. So going to the food market each morning is an exciting and mandatory tradition. The place is called the “Pasar” or market. These massive...
- Mismatched pairing in wine on Oct 19, 2009 in wine pairing describing wine wine adjectives food and wine
The wine connoisseurs and gourmet chefs have one thing in common. Both profess to know something about paring wine with food or vice versa. The chef wants to show off his recipe by his presentation, the garnish, the expensive silver cutlery and the b...
- Connoisseur’s logorrhoea on Sep 16, 2009 in wine connoisseurs sommeliers wine experts MW
As a linguistics scholar, I am fascinated with new words and their etymology. Two words came to my mind when I thought about the words used in the wine world – connoisseurs and logorrhoea.According to the dictionaries, a connoisseur is defined as a...
- Sour grapes sets one’s teeth on edge on Aug 10, 2009 in Chenin Blanc Sauvignon Chardonnay Green mangoes
In the Bible (Jeremiah 31:27) there is an interesting reference to sour grapes. “In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge. But every one shall die for his own iniquity: ever...
- Plum in your mouth - Was that a Java Plum? on Aug 1, 2009 in cabernet plum red wines Grenache astringency
If someone is said to speak with a “plum in one’s mouth” it does not mean that they have a bulging cheek stuffed with a plum. The idiom is used to describe the way in which someone from high class society speaks (e.g. British). Such posh and po...
- The Colours and Smells of Asia on Jun 26, 2009 in Syrah spicy wines Merlot Viognier Riesling Zinfandel Malbec
Try visiting a rural village in India in the heat of the Indian summer. You are likely to experience a sea of colours – red chillies left to dry and shrivel. You hear the hawkers with mounds of huge mangoes on their carts and spices galore on the r...
- Anthropomorphic Wine on May 30, 2009 in wine metaphors. wine snobs anthropomorphism in wine wine terminology
Let me introduce you to someone I have become acquainted with over the last two years. She is has a lovely character, somewhat demure at times. She rises to the occasion by being elegant and classy at dinner parties. She dresses up and expresses eleg...
