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Pitch for a wine with hints of "Cassis"

2012-07-09 16:01:10.740153+00 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Pitch for a wine with hints of "Cassis". Uh. French commune, sea snails, black currant, misspelling of Cassia, or...? #pretentiousmuch?

[ related topics: Wines and Spirits ]

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#Comment Re: made: 2012-07-10 05:49:01.415627+00 by: Mars Saxman

Blackcurrant. It's a european thing. My long-long-ago Flemish girlfriend was astonished I'd never heard of it.

#Comment Re: made: 2012-07-10 09:12:26.520663+00 by: spl

Yep, cassis is a popular flavor in Holland. Wikipedia agrees.

#Comment Re: made: 2012-07-11 20:51:22.386212+00 by: petronius

Yon Cassis hath a lean and hungry look.