> > > associations and came up with a name that refers
> > > to another less scorned flavor note that is often
> > > a feature of the grape, a putative smokiness.
> > I can't see Cat Pee Sauvignon being any too marketable.  
> 
> One could be pragmatic like the New Zealanders and 
> try to breed out the objectionable characteristic.
> 
Or just market it at Halloween? 

> > Creosote is only good in old school dip pen ink.  
> 
> I thought wood preservatives and some antiseptics 
> were made out of it.

Come to think, they used to coat telephone poles and railroad ties with it.
Sell the wine to folks who make wood decking? 


> > > has a bottle of Jailhouse Red that someone gave her
> > Only break that one out if you get truly desperate. 
> 
> It would be my last choice, bar none.


I only usually cook with wine, so I might make a pot roast with it.

> > > Your trenne of thought seems a bit derailed.
> > Penne for 'em. Or maybe not.
> 
> That rings hollow.

Kind of like cavetinis?  Or are those depth-charged martinis?