<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141675808352626528</id><updated>2008-03-28T16:33:39.582-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tasting Notes: An Introduction</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.wine-flair.com/tasting_notes/'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141675808352626528/posts/default'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.wine-flair.com/tasting_notes/wine-flair_tasting_notes_intro.xml'/><author><name>David Gaier</name></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141675808352626528.post-5643840792865066208</id><published>2007-02-26T13:51:00.033-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-28T16:33:39.617-05:00</updated><title type='text'>An Introduction to Tasting</title><summary type='text'>Have you ever wondered, after reading a particularly elaborate description of a wine in a buying guide or magazine, "how can it possibly smell like tobacco?...or coffee, green pepper, chocolate, orange blossom, eucalyptus, or licorice?

And why would you want to drink it if it actually smelled like kerosene, burnt matches, garlic...or tar?

And isn't it ironic or incorrect that we say "wine </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.wine-flair.com/tasting_notes/2007/02/introduction.html' title='An Introduction to Tasting'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.wine-flair.com/tasting_notes/wine-flair_tasting_notes_intro.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141675808352626528/posts/default/5643840792865066208'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141675808352626528/posts/default/5643840792865066208'/><author><name>David Gaier</name></author></entry></feed>