tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870174261688457109.post1183037355902387629..comments2023-08-23T08:29:07.311-06:00Comments on The Cab Franco Files: GraphiteCabfrancophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10408854685852702400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870174261688457109.post-39816474178085840162009-12-10T21:42:30.561-07:002009-12-10T21:42:30.561-07:00Matt, nice comments. In my mind it comes down to ...Matt, nice comments. In my mind it comes down to knowing your audience. For yourself, something like "smell's like Auntie's apple pie" is going to give the exact impression. But it means nothing to any other readers. I often feel like those making public notes, especially critics, are not cognizant of their readers. If they're attempting to communicate with a broader audience, very specific experiential descriptions miss the target completely.Cabfrancophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408854685852702400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870174261688457109.post-5945015452267494432009-12-10T18:30:29.898-07:002009-12-10T18:30:29.898-07:00This is an interesting post. I always considered ...This is an interesting post. I always considered these desciptors, and even the more straight-forward fruit descriptors, as subjective poetic license. <br /><br />How much of what comes into your mind when experiencing a wine needs to be re-examined? Is the automatic recall of the mind more important in communicating about the wine, or is the translation of that recall into terms more grounded in reason more important? <br /><br />I'm sure there are wine writers and wine readers in both camps. Just goes to show you how different types of people may interpret any given information.Matt Mauldin https://www.blogger.com/profile/08730509895080535690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870174261688457109.post-41431091033766074862009-12-10T11:38:06.449-07:002009-12-10T11:38:06.449-07:00ithacork, thanks for your comment, I definitely ne...ithacork, thanks for your comment, I definitely need to add your blog to my RSS reader. Although I sometimes use minerality, I'm starting to believe it has more to do with acidity than anything else. Certainly vines in, say, limestone aren't directly putting Calcium Carbonate in the grapes, though the soil may affect the expression.<br /><br />When wine re-defines scientific terms, I'm not OK with it. Biodynamics in particular is a sore spot, even if I drink the occasional BioD wine.Cabfrancophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408854685852702400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870174261688457109.post-13803010369444919992009-12-10T11:22:56.245-07:002009-12-10T11:22:56.245-07:00I've been on a Quixotic quest recently with re...I've been on a Quixotic quest recently with respect to graphite, I suppose. I wonder if the graphite lubricant has any other chemicals in it. The flaky layers of graphite have the mechanical properties you want, but perhaps something else in the compound has the characteristic aroma.<br /><br />Regardless, the interesting part is that every person's definition of graphite I've read is slightly different. One person defined it as the shavings of just the writing part of a drafting pencil. On one hand, it's interesting how subjective and experiential the term is. But also frustrating since it's simultaneously incredibly specific and curiously ambiguous.Cabfrancophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408854685852702400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870174261688457109.post-73821221233010925252009-12-10T11:19:57.812-07:002009-12-10T11:19:57.812-07:00i love this post. it goes right along with "...i love this post. it goes right along with "minerality" in the vein of inaccurate descriptors. well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870174261688457109.post-57893088571031406092009-12-10T10:57:11.501-07:002009-12-10T10:57:11.501-07:00Great post. That's probably more thought than ...Great post. That's probably more thought than anyone has ever put into the notion of graphite! For me, it smells like the box car derby in Boy Scouts, because you use graphite to lubricate your wheels....but cedar/pencil lead is probably more accurate.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194752605118852057noreply@blogger.com