Man! That's tasty!

If you've seen the movie Sideways (2004), you'll have an inkling why sales of Merlot have dropped recently. Even WorldCat seems to support Miles' preference for Pinot Noir (14 works cataloged vs. 8 on Merlot). But then, if we're talking literary warrant -- and you know you want to -- port (196 works) and sherry (93 works) beat both of those other puny, unfortified varieties hands down. Question is: Where should works on fortified wines be classed in the DDC? Some of the things that Dewey recognizes as capable of fortification are castles, palaces, and animal feeds -- but a search of WebDewey for "fortified wine" won't get you too far. The interdisciplinary number for wine is in home economics at 641.22, while commercial processing of wine goes in 663.2; works on fortified wine should currently be classed in standing room at these numbers, with no opportunity to add standard subdivisions. To allow for the addition of standard subdivisions (e.g., notation indicating the geographical area of the wine's origin), should we treat fortified wine like we do sparkling wine, and create a separate class for it under 641.222 (and 663.22) Kinds of grape wine? We'll be considering these and other mouth-watering wine-related problems -- don't get me started on the Rosé Question, for instance -- at the next meeting of our Editorial Policy Committee, which is coming up in October.

Comments

[Ernest]

What's the word? Thunderbird. Great post. Looking forward to the decisions of the EPC.

[moonflowerdragon]

So what was the decision on fortified wines? and rose?