Bloodsport & Double Impact
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It happens with AGE my friend 
And nope, Iām not āexplicitlyā calling you OLD 
I really encourage any āyoungā wine enthusiasts lurking out there to join.
I joined a few years ago and have learned so much from my interactions here. Iāve even had the chance to meet some cool people through this board, even though I donāt live in the US. Iām 39 now.
Sure, making your first few posts can feel a bit intimidating, but at the end of the day, weāre just discussing a highly subjective hobby and thereās no real right or wrong, and most people here are very helpful.
For me the biggest hurdle has sometimes been the way things are discussed or the fundamentally different perspectives on some subjects, especially as a Dane on a site mostly populated by Americans. Iāve felt a bit like alien at times. But I also mostly overcome that and actually learned a lot from it.
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You could not be more wrong.
I am so in awe of all the international participants here. There is no way I could participate in a board using another language. We americans should be ashamed of our language abilities 
I love having folks from other places, cultures, and experiences to interact with, it really broadens the board.
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Laurence of Arabia & Casablanca
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Sure there are a lot of technicalities behind making wine and wine chemistry thats not subjective. But at the end of the day weāre are here to talk about a beverage we drink to enjoy, which is as subjective as it gets. I donāt think, and certainly donāt hope, people join a board like this to mainly focus on the first part. Even less so if they are young and just getting into wine.
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Lasse .. I think Alan was making a joke ā¦ or at least I hope so!
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And this is why we need a sarcasm font
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Without disrespect to Michael (or any of the other big gun Burg drinkers) I enjoy the notes and thoughts on other wines and less expensive wines even more.
Even if I did splurge on $500-$5000 bottles, thereās less attraction to me to write a note on a wine that will mostly just generate affirmation. I appreciate learning about Raul Perez wines, or Ludes, Falkenstein, etc. every bit as much as hearing that Aldo Conterno or DRC bottles were amazing.
Thatās not to say that I donāt read the Burg threads, just that a really killer bottle of Rioja for $45 is every bit as cool.
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+1 on Raul Perez and Marcusā comment in general
WB has been instrumental in filling my cellar and emptying my purse last few years 
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Well I was very much in doubt if he was joking or not 
I still am.
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What is this āintimidatingā you speak of?
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Damn foreigners. What do you know about wineā¦
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He was; itās just hard to tell because heās old. 
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100%
Itās just like swimmingā¦at first you splash a lot and feel self consciousā¦then itās fineā¦and then itās great and you wonder why other people seem nervous about it.
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Oh, I donāt read the Burg threads. Wouldnāt say no if offered a glass, of course, but Iāve found that I get less satisfaction out of even good pinot noir than most of the other major red wine varieties, and bad PN is really bad. So the risk/reward really doesnāt make sense for me at my budget.
True, trueā¦your risk/reward issues with Pinot Noir are good for my budget as well.
Sorry, it was a poor attempt at humor lol. Should have used an emoji 
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Ha putting Marcus down in the ānot anxious about itā column.
Though I guess by definition anyone who posts has gotten over it.
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Should I start a thread about Wineberserkers sending the old guys out to pasture? 
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