Wine Ditties

[Stone]

Attributed to Jay McInerney (the Bright Lights Big City guy):

Cabernet is to Merlot as Lennon is to McCartney.

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Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac written in 1834

"Here sir," said Christophe, offering him the bottle.

Vautrin filled a glass each for Eugene and Goriot, and slowly poured a few drops into his own glass, which he sipped while his two neighbours were drinking. Suddenly he pulled a face.

"Damnation! Hell, it tastes of the cork!

The wine being poured was Lafite and they ended up drinking eight more bottles.

Even in the 1830's corked wines were a problem.

I wonder if Vautrin got a refund on the bad bottle?