The Phillip Adams article in question. Huon Hooke
I’ve been a great fan of writer and broadcaster Phillip Adams for many years, enjoying his eloquence and erudition, his dulcet tones and interviewing style on ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live especially. But his bizarre rant against wine in a recent Weekend Australian Magazine (October 5-6) begs for a hearty riposte.
Headlined “Put a cork in it” with the write-off “There’s nothing worse than a wine snob”, this “whine about wine” got my dander up.
Why do the words ‘wine’ and ‘snob’ appear together so often—as though one word can’t help but be followed by the other? Together they form a cliché that is way over-used.
Adams is a confessed ‘virtual teetotaller’, who doesn’t understand why anyone would be interested in wine, much less the super-expensive stuff. “Wine snobbery is the snootiest and most expensive of snobberies,” he sneers.
Like just about every wine lover I know, I also abhor wine snobs. Mercifully, there aren’t that many of them about.
Why do the words ‘wine’ and ‘snob’ appear together so often—as though one word can’t help but be followed by the other? Together they form a cliché that is way over-used.
But dear Phillip… what on earth got into a man like you, who comes across as the arch-champion of tolerance, to voice such intolerant views?
You are a lover of artifacts, collector of ancient objets d’art, and a student of ancient history. Would I pooh-pooh your interests, even if I
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