I’ve settled in for not being a connoisseur. Cheap red wine here turns out to be very drinkable (white much more dubious) and if you ask me how it is, I won’t be saying the nose is decadent but not overdone with plum liqueur, Christmas cake, cedar, Chinese spices, licorice, tea leaves, tar and hot stones….pretty acidity and a long finish. Rather chewy and needs time.
Ain‘t it funny how the experts never mention the taste any non-drinker will identify most strongly: alcohol?
But I digress. I’ve never wondered about the name of the brand, Faisan. Probably a family name, right?
Only recently did I actually look at the label.
Guess what faisan means in Spanish?
Not my brand of cheap Uruguayan red wine, but I have looked at it many times. Strange that I never noticed the picture.
Faisan in french means peacock ; and the bird on the sticker looks rather peackokish …
Big french influence in Uruguay a lot of people of a certain vintage and a certain level of education speak it at least a little bit … Up to the 70’s it was the second language taught in public schools …
Errata ; Waking up this morning it came to my mind that faisan in french means pheasant !! French for peacock is ” paon” , another flashy bird … Standing here pretty much humbled !!