User talk:Limegreen/wine


 * 1) What got you first interested in wine? I don't really remember anymore. I started off (I think) drinking red with roasts in winter, and it grew from there. And then probably some good cellar doors in central that really encouraged to me to go to some classes.
 * 2) What brought you to Wikipedia? I think my first edit was triggered by looking up something, and then feeling compelled to fix a non-standard plural.
 * 3) What non-wine related activities do you also enjoy on Wikipedia? I quite like working on New Zealand geographic and biographic articles, plus some related to my work (some of those get into more contentious areas, and that is not enjoyable!)
 * 4) What is your favorite wine? Least favorite wine? Currently, I think the Main Divide Riesling from Waipara is my current favourite. It's actually Pegasus Bay's other label (they prefer not to call it a second label), but I think the current vintage is better than its more expensive sibling. As for least favourite, rather than say Chardonnay (ducks), I'll say any white wine with much oak contact. I've had a few unpleasant oaked Sauvignon blancs lately. It's very hard to say what my favourite ever is. Sometimes it is very hard to divorce the wine from the event. This is not a bad thing, but it's hard to say whether the wine would have seemed so divine, had it been drunk at another time. I'll give an honourable mention to a 1995 Giesen Botrytised Riesling, purchased in 1996, consumed in 2004, that is probably my most long-term cellaring effort.
 * 5) What is the most under appreciated wine, in your opinion? Definitely Riesling; and after visiting Germany last year, I'd also say that Grauburgunder (ie German Pinot gris) is not well known but very good.
 * 6) What efforts on a wine related article are you the most proud of to-date? I admit I'm quite fond of this image, more for it as a picture than the job it does in the article. Mostly, I'm a tinkerer.
 * 7) Know any good wine jokes/quotes? I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy...
 * 8) Have you ever had a "Wine snobbish" moment? If so, tell us about it. I've had quite a few. Currently, when I visit cellar doors I'm getting asked if I'm in the industry (I'm not).
 * 9) What are some wine related reliable sources (i.e. a wine book or web site) that you like using when editing wine articles? I have a small collection of wine-related journal articles, so I should probably add a few more of those to appropriate articles.