Talking about wine

"Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine," Fran Lebowitz once said.

And so the article begins. I am assuming she knew nothing to write about wine, and didn't have any good jokes. And yes, my dear reader, the irony is intended.

In the article there are thoughts on the language used to describe wine.

http://www.slate.com/id/2168406

Obviously the writer has never heard of The Bottle, and has yet to sip on the sagacity of Sommelier, has never wrapped his tongue around the linguistic lashings of Tawney, nor has he lingered anywhere on the transcontinental trail of Screwtop. Which means he probably started by reading Corked's posts.