tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post608992012231878862..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Foillard FleurieBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-4623901535493354562010-12-05T19:21:30.783-05:002010-12-05T19:21:30.783-05:00Kermit Lynch wrote a response on a wine board abou...Kermit Lynch wrote a response on a wine board about the new importer labels. I think you will find it interesting.<br /><br />http://winedisorder.com/comment/56/4532/?page=2<br /><br />You can scroll down to see his response, about mid-way through.Yulenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-87762089092841356782010-12-05T14:16:25.006-05:002010-12-05T14:16:25.006-05:00Billy - when the comments started coming about dis...Billy - when the comments started coming about disliking the new marketing on the labels, i initially felt a bit bad because it wasn't my intention to foment some sort of anti-KL labeling phenomenon. I merely, and I think quite respectfully, wrote something that criticized the new KL labels. I'm sorry if that offends Kermit Lynch or those of you who work with him and made the decision, but it's only my opinion. No one is questioning his importance as an importer of fine wine, or disrespecting his work in any way. <br /><br />As i wrote in the post, appearances are trivial, and the wine is my favorite of all Beaujolais. So i guess what i'm saying is, i feel like I expressed my opinion respectfully. Although i am sorry if it rankled you Billy, or anyone else.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-50356710669616512522010-12-04T20:41:38.835-05:002010-12-04T20:41:38.835-05:00Wow, what's more interesting? the juice in the...Wow, what's more interesting? the juice in the glass or the damn importers' name? A little homework before you publish these comments would be nice. A quick call or e-mail to Kermit would resolve all this speculation and fill in the gaps of your admittedly limited knowledge about cru beaujolais and this cuvee specifically. Damn BG, how can you assume there isn't a better reason than self promotion for this label? That man's reputation is unimpeachable. You should just thank him. All of you. <br /><br />Thank you Kermit Lynch for believing in Jean Foillard and his wine, his philosophy, and his terroir.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349209300203513273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-85170842669091434772010-12-03T15:56:38.676-05:002010-12-03T15:56:38.676-05:00Great post, and that wine is one of my favorites f...Great post, and that wine is one of my favorites from the last year....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-20010095469725410482010-12-02T21:22:16.705-05:002010-12-02T21:22:16.705-05:00I don't like it. But it probably won't st...I don't like it. But it probably won't stop me from buying the wine if I see it. Strangely, now that I'm looking for it, it may get me to grab other similarly imprinted bottles when I am shopping retail and in a hurry.<br /><br />B/G - is K/L paying you on the D/L? If so, that is an excellent display of internet reverse marketing hypno-manipulation.deetranenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-81783529239016598632010-12-02T15:17:47.823-05:002010-12-02T15:17:47.823-05:00Sharon - i appreciate the correction - thanks for ...Sharon - i appreciate the correction - thanks for clearing that up.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-9519700639801844172010-12-02T14:42:46.514-05:002010-12-02T14:42:46.514-05:00Just a stickler's note: 3.14 is not franc de p...Just a stickler's note: 3.14 is not franc de pied. (And "pie" doesn't mean anything in French, other than magpie.) 3.14 is a pun on the Côte du Py, which is pronounced, of course, "pee," as is π. Franc de pied is pronounced "pee-é."Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04467341630668960380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-35613674677967468592010-12-01T17:49:08.825-05:002010-12-01T17:49:08.825-05:00yeah, i noticed the new KL marketing on the Bregeo...yeah, i noticed the new KL marketing on the Bregeon Muscadet and was hoping it was on that release only, but it seems not...Timothy Lockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382134553586111733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-68844568311338486802010-12-01T09:25:44.901-05:002010-12-01T09:25:44.901-05:00Kermit is to Foillard as Julie was to Julia. Apar...Kermit is to Foillard as Julie was to Julia. Apart from the fact that the BIG NAME stratagem is embarrassing (or should be), I think it creates confusion in the minds of consumers, since Lynch does make his own wine too (e.g. Kermit Lynch Cotes du Rhone).<br /><br />On another subject entirely, can anyone recommend a fabulous (not just good!) food match for young (2009) beaujolais? I have been trying many of the 2009s, and while many have been excellent wines, I haven't found the right things to eat... Thanks.Douglashttp://www.205food.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-50323950146951965562010-12-01T02:43:44.263-05:002010-12-01T02:43:44.263-05:00Brooklynguy, I agree with you comment about the ne...Brooklynguy, I agree with you comment about the new Kermit Lynch labels. Not my favorite. But I think it points to the fact that he realizes that he has made a name for himself as a great wine importer, and he understands that not all wine buyers will turn the bottle around to see who the importer is. Let's be honest, the average wine consumer does not do this. Still, it's a little bothersome. And Sebastian, all I have to say is that as somebody who works in retail, Beaujolais is really not an easy sell--irregardless of the vintage. It is primarily the people in the know (wine nerds) who actively seek out these wines. I wish this were not the case, but it is. More for us!Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611937936950724012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-17478076090584353412010-12-01T02:07:54.662-05:002010-12-01T02:07:54.662-05:00I used to agree that Foillards' wines were ver...I used to agree that Foillards' wines were very drinkable and something special but the last bottles I drank left me wondering. Flat, boring, not what it used to be. Last week I had an 04 Morgon, the bottle didn't even get finished. I'm sorry but I'm moving away from the beaujolais also the Morgons from Lapierre didn't enthuse me and for those prices......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-39969999621517662102010-11-30T19:00:38.317-05:002010-11-30T19:00:38.317-05:00I agree that the above-the-title (so to speak) Ker...I agree that the above-the-title (so to speak) Kermit Lynch reference is distracting, but isn't this sort of label design something that has to be agreed to by the winemaker? It's not applied uniformly to KL imports - Lapierre's 2009s, for example, don't have the same byline.<br /><br />Maybe Foillard thought that it would bolster his sales to have Kermit's name on the front of the bottle. Of course, that would be a little perplexing for a Beaujolais in the 2009 vintage, since there's such a scramble for these wines regardless.Sebastiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-47632858991444147392010-11-30T15:04:15.075-05:002010-11-30T15:04:15.075-05:00Couldn't agree more about the new in-your-face...Couldn't agree more about the new in-your-face KL marketing bling. Will you join their new wine club as well? It's almost as though Colgate Palmolive bought out KL and are going balls to the wall profitmonger. Still, hard to hate KL...<br /><br />Also, while your explanation about the pi may be far more recherchée than my own, I would invoke Occam's razor in suggesting it may very well just be a pun founded on Py/pi? They're French homonyms.JonathanNYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-79325151329306427702010-11-30T11:15:11.153-05:002010-11-30T11:15:11.153-05:00I'm totally with you on this; that label is an...I'm totally with you on this; that label is an Epic Fail by Kermit Lynch to me. <br /><br />My choice for Beaujolais are the wines from Yvon Métras.King Krak, I Drink the Winehttp://www.forkandbottle.comnoreply@blogger.com