Why I hate Parcel - What about you?

WINE TALK
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Anyone else sick of seeing the word parcel pop up in pitches for selling wines?

The Rare Wine Co. loves using it, everything is “from a small parcel.” But they’re not the only offender, the word is everywhere.

What word or phrases drive you bonkers when it comes to someone trying to sell you vino?

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RMP/WA

(not stirring the pot, it honestly drives me away)

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And it drives Tyler right to it, like a moth to flame neener !

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Hardy

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terroir
reserve
hand made

cheers!

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But Larry, is that a problem with the concept of terroir, or a problem with the marketing of terroir?

I react badly when told that the (New World) producer has bought “grapes from the best vineyards in the region” to make the cuvée; unless I know the producer/wine, I’m immediately turned off by what seems to be making the best of being an industrial producer.

I don’t mean that Old World negociants don’t suffer from the same problem, but it’s far harder to know there when you’re being conned. I suppose it’s a “trust Burgundy more than Bordeaux or Languedoc” sort of thing; buy negociant wines from regions where negociants tend to have a decent reputations, and buy single producer wines from other regions.

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garagiste is the king of the parcel

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Green and Biodynamic.

I understand that the winery is trying to save the planet, but don’t try to run it down people’s throats that it inherently leads to a better wine.

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Rodenstock

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And here I was wondering why a thread on Bill Parcells was in Wine Talk…

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“Hand selected.” A thoroughly meaningless phrase, and overused to boot.

Bruce

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“hypothetical blend”

“tour de force”

“more montrachet-like than most montrachets”

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Blackberry
Cherry

You are bound to find some variation of one or the other in describing almost any red. It gets boring after a bit.

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“artisanal”

“…a baby version of fill in the blank.”

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Spoofilated.

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I know, I hate it when they misspell made-up words on wine labels! neener

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I’ve been told that John Paul of Cameron avoids “nestled” wines. If there is mention of nestled vineyards, avoid it.

Passionate. I’m getting tired of reading about passionate winemaking on labels.