Richard Jennings' Sense of Humor?

[Alan_Rath]

@Berry Crawford

This seems like an unnecessarily mean spirited thread.

+1. Having tasted and dined with Richard on numerous occasions, I can assure you he is one of the nicest guys you will meet, absolutely has a brilliant sense of humor, and deserves none of the ridicule here or elsewhere. He has always been a good note-taker during tastings, and I guess just decided to push that interest to a more serious level. Good for him, those who appreciate it should read and follow his notes and bloggings, those who don’t should find something else to do, without launching silly attacks.

Frankly, I think being able to describe the flavors and aromas in a wine is quite useful. I often reach for a descriptor I can’t find, and applaud Richard for looking to broaden his tasting and descriptive skills.
Cheers,
Alan

[Neal.Mollen]

@P. Robert

PWI

I have no idea what this means

[Mike_During]

@Bill Klapp

I would not. I would definitely do it myself. If I were homeless. But not to get a better sense of “sous bois”, which seems easy enough to find in old Barolo and Burgundy!

Are we talking about the sous bois of Piedmont or Tompkins Square Park?

[Peter_Chiu]

Hmmm…lots of fun.

the Board has been quite quiet for sometimes and I love it…

[P_Robert]

@Neal.Mollen

@P. Robert

PWI

I have no idea what this means

Maybe the time stamp on his post is off but looks like 250am my time.

Posting while intoxicated

[Peter_Chiu]

OK I’ve read all the responses. I think Bill’s original post was way too personal and mean and hurtful as phrased. I think that if a non-wine-writer had said he was trying an experiment by tasting five kinds of pears to see if he could then discern more nuances in a wine with a pear flavor, Bill would not have written the same post. The fact that Richard writes about wine publicly seems to give Bill license not to treat him like a human being.

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If Richards is anything like what Alan said ( see below ); maybe Richards is having fun and enjoying the attention - no ?

+1. Having tasted and dined with Richard on numerous occasions, I can assure you he is one of the nicest guys you will meet, absolutely has a brilliant sense of humor,

[David_Bu3ker]

@Russell Faulkner

So now we are talking about people talking about wine.

It’s a strange sort of disorder…

[Neal.Mollen]

@P. Robert

@Neal.Mollen

@P. Robert

PWI

I have no idea what this means

Maybe the time stamp on his post is off but looks like 250am my time.

Posting while intoxicated

Ah. He is supposedly in Italy

[P_Robert]

@Neal.Mollen

Ah. He is supposedly in Italy

Then he is cranky in the morning

[Bob_Wood]

@Brian Tuite

Indeed.

[Peter_Chiu]

@P. Robert

@Neal.Mollen

Ah. He is supposedly in Italy

Then he is cranky in the morning

Bill - cranky…no.

[Andrew_Christiansen]

@Berry Crawford

This seems like an unessisarily mean spirited thread.

Uh, what Berry said. What did Richard do to this guy, run over his dog?

[Eric_Lundblad]

@Peter Chiu

OK I’ve read all the responses. I think Bill’s original post was way too personal and mean and hurtful as phrased. I think that if a non-wine-writer had said he was trying an experiment by tasting five kinds of pears to see if he could then discern more nuances in a wine with a pear flavor, Bill would not have written the same post. The fact that Richard writes about wine publicly seems to give Bill license not to treat him like a human being.

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If Richards is anything like what Alan said ( see below ); maybe Richards is having fun and enjoying the attention - no ?

+1. Having tasted and dined with Richard on numerous occasions, I can assure you he is one of the nicest guys you will meet, absolutely has a brilliant sense of humor,

Hopefully Richard has missed this thread…can’t say it’s served any purpose other than to insult an excellent wine reviewer (whether you agree with his or any other reviewer’s methodology). If you have to resort to hyperbole, insults and worse to make a point then either the point isn’t worth making, or you aren’t the person to make it

[Bill_Klapp_deactivated]

@Peter Chiu

@P. Robert

@Neal.Mollen

Ah. He is supposedly in Italy

Then he is cranky in the morning

Bill - cranky…no.

Bill-cranky-yes. PWI? No. Not a drop. Cranky in Italy, where it was afternoon while posting. Increasingly cranky as dinnertime approached. The time stamps must come from Australia or something…

[W_Leonard]

@Keith Levenberg

Will there be backups of each pear variety to account for pear variation?

Almost as good as sharks with laser beams

[Eric_LeVine]

I have the same reaction as a lot of posters. This thread makes me really uncomfortable. Sick to my stomach actually. I don’t see the point of mocking someone even if their approach to wine and tasting differs from your own. Frankly, I think it’s pretty disgusting that Richard has effectively been attacked and driven from this board.

[P_Robert]

Bill Cosby on Cocaine

I said to a guy, “Tell me, what is it about cocaine that makes it so wonderful?” And the guy said, “Well, it intensifies your personality.” And I said, “Yes, but what if you’re an asshole?”

[Robert.Fleming]

Tasting Notes: 10 Types of Pears

[Terence_T-Bone_Livingston]

@Bill Klapp

@Peter Chiu

@P. Robert

Then he is cranky in the morning

Bill - cranky…no.

Bill-cranky-yes. PWI? No. Not a drop. Cranky in Italy, where it was afternoon while posting. Increasingly cranky as dinnertime approached. The time stamps must come from Australia or something…

PWI: Pears With Intent.

Were you abused by a pear as a child?

[R_M_Kriete]

If Bill acts like a child, he should be treated as a child. He needs some “Time Out”. Perhaps a ban of a month might teach him some manners?