The phrase quickly became legendary in my family when Dave Barry put this out in his column in the 1990's, which we likely read in one of his books. It was a sendup of wine reviews.
Enough Wine and Anyone Will Take a Mud Bath
Yes! Nuances of toast! I bet they exchanged high fives in the Pretentious Phrase Room when they came up with that one!
In Quebec City I found an example of just this.
There's a web comic called "In Otter News," about an otter named Steve who wears a tie and works in an office but otherwise looks quite ottery. A recent entry shows him at a wine-tasting with another otter: "Brad is getting notes of oak, smoked wood, and a hint of crisp autumn leaves. Steve is getting hammered."
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