tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post3133070797474431703..comments2024-02-28T21:09:17.490-08:00Comments on Samantha Sans Dosage: Sense Of SmellSamantha Duganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-45381748166024364822012-04-20T10:08:10.775-07:002012-04-20T10:08:10.775-07:00Sara,
I'm with you girlie! In fact that smell ...Sara,<br />I'm with you girlie! In fact that smell isn't even bad to me anymore because of its association with deliciousness.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-38347798421562532102012-04-19T22:16:50.953-07:002012-04-19T22:16:50.953-07:00The funkier the better, I say!The funkier the better, I say!Sara Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058056977783867772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-47072566329430027922012-04-19T08:42:42.880-07:002012-04-19T08:42:42.880-07:00Ron My Love,
I could see the customer being swayed...Ron My Love,<br />I could see the customer being swayed by my excitement in any other setting, but that day, didn't happen. There were way too many people crammed in that room and I didn't have the time to talk to anyone, let alone people at the Epoisses, which was down the table from me and being manned by another staff member that isn't as in love with it as I. It was obvious that the smell was masked by all the other competing aromas, (not the least of which was 120 other tasters at the event) which is why I wanted to write this piece and probably why no one, on the industry side that is, is commenting. <br /><br />The idea that you can take a few sips, (or nibbles of cheese) of wine, after a bunch of others and accurately convey what that wine is really like is nonsense really. Sure there is no other way for those of us in the industry to go about it, the writing and evaluations, but it really is a steaming pile of incomplete....or manipulated information. I know in your many years that you have seen it, how the switching of an order in a lineup changes the way a wine tastes....so what does the consumer taste when they get it home? That was what I was getting at, or trying to anyway. I love you!!Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-68404868078565264552012-04-19T08:27:14.564-07:002012-04-19T08:27:14.564-07:00My Gorgeous Samantha,
I'll weigh in with all ...My Gorgeous Samantha,<br /><br />I'll weigh in with all the girls here...<br /><br />Sense of smell is certainly the weakest human sense, aside from common. And it's certainly the least understood by science. And it's, therefore, the most easily influenced. Especially by someone seen as an expert. Maybe the woman was swayed by your enthusiasm into neglecting her own impressions and going with the expert's. Everyone in the biz has seen this happen. It is so easy to persuade consumers, occasionally intentionally, but mostly inadvertently.<br /><br />One of my first jobs in wine was working at the wine shop in Larchmont. I still can't eat ripe Gorgonzola because the owner, a Brit, would answer the phone after having eaten a particularly ripe piece of that pungent cheese (the older the better, for him--I think some of those cheeses were from the Pleistocene), so when I would answer the phone after he was through, I'd get a huge, unexpected snootful of ripe Gorgonzola. Ugh. I still can't eat the stuff.<br /><br />Smell is contextual too. What smells appealing in one context may smell offensive in another. Such a complicated sense, which you point out here. I also love Epoisses, but not every time. Some days it just smells like old jock strap.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-73062485992030236942012-04-18T22:44:58.628-07:002012-04-18T22:44:58.628-07:00webb,
Be sure when asking for a replacement Pinot,...webb,<br />Be sure when asking for a replacement Pinot, to ask for one with no new oak. You don't want to cover or crush the cheese. It is wickedly pungent, and fiercely stinky but man, makes the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up just thinking about it. I freaking adore you enthusiasm and it is a joy writing knowing that you might sink your teeth into something I've written here and seek it out. Do you have any idea how amazing that makes me feel?!Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-82252839156006840282012-04-18T17:45:50.630-07:002012-04-18T17:45:50.630-07:00Can't wait to try that cheese and I promise to...Can't wait to try that cheese and I promise to put a Pinot Noir with it, altho there is probably no way to get "that" one. Maybe Savvy and I can come west together one day!<br /><br />I feel sort of the same way about tasting wines at a winery. Wine after wine, something will take good, but when I get it home it's not exactly what I was expecting. You are right about how the taste "changes" in real life.<br /><br />That's not stopping me from trying, tho. thanks for all your help.webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-74628426157378033452012-04-18T16:22:22.951-07:002012-04-18T16:22:22.951-07:00DaVinci Mediterranean Gouda. It's an imported ...DaVinci Mediterranean Gouda. It's an imported Dutch gouda, studded with garlic and brined olives. <br /><br />Yes, it's a lame-ass name, but it's yummy as hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-38548893764478533462012-04-18T14:09:01.919-07:002012-04-18T14:09:01.919-07:00Savvy Working Gal,
Well welcome! Always nice to se...Savvy Working Gal,<br />Well welcome! Always nice to see and hear a new face/voice. I do hope that should you make it out this way that you do in fact stop into the shop and make a little extra time to hang with me. Love visitors and have found that I've made some amazing friends that way. Speaking of which...<br /><br />ADoC,<br />I didn't end up using the mustard cheese and have yet to find the one you emailed me about....what was that again? All the cheeses did well, with the exception of Chesire and I must confess, that's a stupid cheese. Epoisses was by far the hit that day, just turns out that one woman, well two I guess, didn't quite get why we all puddle over something that essentially smells like ass. Oh well, more for us!<br /><br />Jess,<br />Was tricky for me to hide my, "WTF?" face but I can see why someone might not be so open to that rather assertive aroma. I love it and to me it equals something amazing but....whadda ya gonna do? You and ADoC, meeting you both and being able to call you my true friends, well that has always made this blogging thing worth it. Can't thank you both enough.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-63711087057133241152012-04-18T12:07:50.441-07:002012-04-18T12:07:50.441-07:00Dude, I so wish I could have been there to watch t...Dude, I so wish I could have been there to watch the exchange! Hee hee. I'm not sure if I have had Epoisses, we'll have to do that at my next visit.<br /><br />I so concur with ADoC that meeting you and finding the Wine Country has been an amazing life changer for me and luckily enough you can ship to my state so I get to keep enjoying at least the wine from afar!Romeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273756990743120098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-30312262868500248412012-04-18T12:03:14.961-07:002012-04-18T12:03:14.961-07:00Savvy- if you ever have the chance, you should sto...Savvy- if you ever have the chance, you should stop in! This blog introduced me to Sam, and then the store, and then to a whole new world of wines that I love that I would have never experienced otherwise.<br /><br />Sam- love the Epoisses, but yes, the smell is definitely... errr, funky if you aren't expecting it! Will have to try and source that Pinot here. What did they think of that divine mustard cheese that I can't get enough of?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-47973509410556605222012-04-18T10:39:25.342-07:002012-04-18T10:39:25.342-07:00Sam-
Originally, I began reading blogs over my lun...Sam-<br />Originally, I began reading blogs over my lunch hour to perhaps add something “interesting” to an otherwise bor-ing workday. I have to say this rant is one of the best reads I’ve come across in a long time. If I ever make a trip wine trip to CA I definitely want to visit your shop – I wanted to come this year for my big 50 birthday, but DH thinks airfare is too pricey. <br /><br />And a huge thank you to Webb of The Garden Bench for introducing me to your blog.Savvyworkinggalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159197609419858161noreply@blogger.com