Thursday, March 22, 2012

Wine Reviews Mean Nothing For Most Drinkers


Why Wine Reviews Are Irrelevant For Most Drinkers -- Beppi Crosariol, Globe and Mail

This doesn’t come easy, but I’ll say it anyway: For much of the population, professional wine recommendations are irrelevant.

Yes, there will be ungracious attacks from online readers who sense they knew as much already, but at least now the wisecrack brigade can cite science in its defence. Many nuances in wine – say, the vanilla richness of an oak-aged chardonnay or the astringent grip of a Barolo packed with the bitter tannins found in grape skins – are simply lost on many tongues.

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My Comment: I agree. To most people a bottle of wine is a bottle of wine. To a more experienced drinker .... wines are not the same.

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