tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post3941067354618233724..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Vin Clair and Champagne TerroirsBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-51188575656247029802011-12-01T10:50:01.766-05:002011-12-01T10:50:01.766-05:00I'm a bit jealous of your experience in being ...I'm a bit jealous of your experience in being able to taste the base wines in the cellars.<br /><br />I just wanted to drop in an reenforce your last comment: these wines will make your teeth wonky. I did a base wine tasting here in NYC and my teeth hurt for a good week afterwards. There needs to be water or something else to combat the acid afterwards. Or maybe just brushing your teeth afterwards.<br />Something. It's a bit of a dental pain.Also Brooklyn Guyhttp://www.happyrobot.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-18090271578945334252011-02-02T16:54:15.534-05:002011-02-02T16:54:15.534-05:00Old School - I know what you mean. there were seve...Old School - I know what you mean. there were several vins clair that I would have been happy to drink immediately. <br /><br />B'more - I never tasted more than 5 at a time, and the problem I had afterward wasn't with tasting wine, it was with eating food. At dinner after our first day I was in a lot of pain eating, and my teeth were very sensitive for the rest of the trip. Crackers? no way. Cucumber pickles? Uh uh. Eating was difficult - my teeth felth as though they had holes in them. I didn;t figure out until day 2 that you don't slosh vin clair around in your mouth the way you might with regular wine.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-84395867912687742552011-02-01T12:57:45.105-05:002011-02-01T12:57:45.105-05:00Fascinating!Fascinating!deetranenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-5934479659663193262011-01-31T21:58:48.770-05:002011-01-31T21:58:48.770-05:00With the daunting high-acid of vin clair's, di...With the daunting high-acid of vin clair's, did you find it difficult to asses them after several in a row? I find it hard enough to taste through a slew of Champagnes because the inside of my mouth starts to feel like a washing machine.baltimoeronvinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012640810371405146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-28476889027914445612011-01-31T16:25:22.513-05:002011-01-31T16:25:22.513-05:00Interesting post, Neil. I only tasted vin claire ...Interesting post, Neil. I only tasted vin claire once, in the spring of 2009 at Marguet (Ambonnay) with Benoit Marguet (on a return visit, I do recommend you link up with him - good wines). A cool exercise and one I wouldn't mind repeating more extensively at some point, for the reasons you mention. <br /><br />Incidentally, I found the raw, acidic, unfinished yet vibrant quality of good vin clair a pretty enjoyable drink. Which is contrary to everything you hear about it in the wine books and from many experienced tasters, describing the wines as brutal and difficult to taste.Joe Manekinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920171629129831900noreply@blogger.com