Common WB Acronyms/Shorthand (Wordle for Wine Berserkers?)

pretty much, yeah

I think GC would be Grand Cru. GCC would be the acronym you are looking for here.

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What are the others?

James Laube
Steve Tanzer
James Suckling
Sonoma Coast (not sure how much that is actually used as an abbreviation for it now that I think of it)

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GG - Grosses Gewächs riesling / Gabriel Glass
OWC - original wood case
PYCM (a producer, but I’m still not sure who it is)

DNPIM-do not put in mouth

PVBW. I’ve seen this on another site and still don’t know what it means.

LMGTFY: Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey :slight_smile:

ISWYDT

That’s Bojo, not BoJo. At least I haven’t seen anyone writing it with a capital J, but I’ve been seeing “Bojo” everywhere around internet for years and years.

I also think it would be helpful if TCA was:
TCA - Trichloroanisole (cork taint)
Because “TCA - Cork taint” doesn’t really make sense to a person who doesn’t know what TCA is.

Some abbreviations at least I’ve used here:
HVS - Hunter Valley Sémillon
THP - Tetrahydropyridine (mousiness)

I also agree that at least BAMA (Château Bel-Air Marquis d’Aligre), PYCM (Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey) and VCC (Vieux Château Certain) should be there, because those names pop up quite often.

WSP - Wine searcher pro
PLL - Pichon Lalande
BdN

I thought HVS=Historic Vineyard Society?
https://historicvineyardsociety.org/

Certainly possible. I think I’ve never heard of this society before newhere but in other circles I’ve seen HVS used many times for Hunter Valley Sémillon. Probably there isn’t much overlap? :smiley:

I guess it’d be best if both acronyms were listed and one wold have to deduce its meaning from the context.

Except when it means “Anything But Cabernet.”

SIWBM - self imposed wine buying moratorium.

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As in, “I only bought 6 bottles because I’m SIWBM.”

DNPIM - Do Not Put In Mouth

You Rang?

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IPOB - A fringe cult spinoff of the AFWE.

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