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scansinboy · 06-06-2004, 09:19 AM

Ok, I work in a bar that has a pretty decent wine list. However, one kind of wine we don't offer is white zinfandel.

We are a somewhat elegant establishment and try to reflect that with our wine list, decor, food offerings, and live entertainment, but I'm getting away from myself.
As I see it, in my opinion, White zinfandel is cheap, common and not very sophisticated. Elementary, so to speak.

What I need is an analogy, (or is it a metaphor? Whatever.) to describe white zinfandel, to let the person ordering it know that they could be doing so much better, without insulting them outright.

A funny example of when this would have been perfect, One time this older guy came in and start expounding about how kids today have no culture, this that the other, all videogames, no books, yadda yadda yadda, and how everyone should be trying to expand their horizons, and then proceeds to order a white zin.
Talk about irony. But anyway...

So I want to be able to say is something like this;
White zinfandel is like "________"
or White zinfandel is to wine what "________" is to "________."
or If WZ were a _______ it would be a _______."
Something to convey it's, for lack of a better term, simplicity.

So far I've come up withthe following;
WZ is like considering McDonalds to be Gourmet cuisine.
If WZ were a magazine, it would be "Highlights for Children"
WZ is to wine what The peoples choice awards are to Awards ceremonys.

As you can see, I'm struggling to come up with some quality comparisons.

06-06-2004, 09:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
scansinboy Insane Location: Milwaukee	Need an analogy about wine... Ok, I work in a bar that has a pretty decent wine list. However, one kind of wine we don't offer is white zinfandel. We are a somewhat elegant establishment and try to reflect that with our wine list, decor, food offerings, and live entertainment, but I'm getting away from myself. As I see it, in my opinion, White zinfandel is cheap, common and not very sophisticated. Elementary, so to speak. What I need is an analogy, (or is it a metaphor? Whatever.) to describe white zinfandel, to let the person ordering it know that they could be doing so much better, without insulting them outright. A funny example of when this would have been perfect, One time this older guy came in and start expounding about how kids today have no culture, this that the other, all videogames, no books, yadda yadda yadda, and how everyone should be trying to expand their horizons, and then proceeds to order a white zin. Talk about irony. But anyway... So I want to be able to say is something like this; White zinfandel is like "________" or White zinfandel is to wine what "________" is to "________." or If WZ were a _______ it would be a _______." Something to convey it's, for lack of a better term, simplicity. So far I've come up withthe following; WZ is like considering McDonalds to be Gourmet cuisine. If WZ were a magazine, it would be "Highlights for Children" WZ is to wine what The peoples choice awards are to Awards ceremonys. As you can see, I'm struggling to come up with some quality comparisons. __________________ Don't blame me... I voted for Kodos!