Thoughts on the Velhissima Verdelho Tasting article?

[Roy Hersh]

For those that attended, I would very much appreciate your feedback on the article. I am fine if you disagree with my impressions and feel free to share yours and explain why you loved/hated any specific bottling. Also would like to hear from those who were not there on things that could be added to make the article more interesting.

Thanks!

Roy

[Peter Reutter]

Excellent read and scanning through the tasting notes I really wish I had been there...
Peter

[Eric Ifune]

Enjoyed it. I like Richard Mayson's contribution.
Upon reading some of the other notes, didn't know the term "Scoach" had made it outside California and Hawaii.

[Steve Pollack]

Great read. Brought back wonderful memories of a terrific tasting.

[Miguel Simoes]

Printed the newsletter and am looking fwd to reading it along w some nice port/madeira over Thanksgiving weekend.

The one thing that I have been struggling with is that the title should be "Velhíssimo Verdelho" rather than "Velhíssima Verdelho". Verdelho is a masculine noun.

That is a purist thing that probably only I noticed.

And much more important than that is the effort to title it in Portuguese :)

[Roy Hersh]

Upon reading some of the other notes, didn't know the term "Scoach" had made it outside California and Hawaii.

It was pretty common place back in NY and I haven't lived there in over 2 decades.

[Eric Ifune]

Upon reading some of the other notes, didn't know the term "Scoach" had made it outside California and Hawaii.


It was pretty common place back in NY and I haven't lived there in over 2 decades.

I'm surprised since it's originally a Japanese term.\
Hope your Thanksgiving is Happy!

[Gary Banker]

I first heard it used in Vietnam in 1966. I was in the 173d Airborne Brigade, which had deployed to Vietnam from Okinawa and I assumed that the usage came from there. It was pronounced skoshi or skosh. It was also used in Korea.

[Roy Hersh]

You too Eric, I hope you are enjoying some turkey today and NOT working.

BTW, it was not the first time I've used it in TN's and also articles, but certainly without frequency.

As for pronunciation, Gary, if I had to spell it phonetically, it would be more like: skO-shh.

[Glenn E.]

It's widely used in the Midwest, or at least it was when I was growing up.

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[Eric Ifune]

Learn something new every day!
The original Japanese term is Skoshi, which means a small amount.
It is a handy term since there isn't an English equivalent.

[Justin A]

Great writeup. Very informative too. I love reading these, need to get my ass to the next one.