| |
 Information + Ratings
|
24 articles |
| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | DR. VINO SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 Study: points influence consumer perceptions! They gave 163 volunteers a taste of 2006 Clos de los Siete, a $15ish wine from Michel Rolland’s Argentina property and rated 92 points from the Wine Advocate. Those who knew beforehand that the wine had been given 92 Parker Points also found the wine better than those who only discovered the rating after they had tried the wine. | | | | | | |
| | | DR. VINO JANUARY 11, 2010 Does the Wine Advocate buy over $700,000 worth of wine a year? The newsletter conveniently provides price information on many wines; however, some rated wines received no price information, often on the basis that they are not-yet-released samples from barrel or bottle. Robert Parker states that his publication, The Wine Advocate, purchases “more than 60%” of the wines that it reviews. | | | | | | | | | |
| -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011  Learning Enough to Know That I Don't Know Anything.
How can one bottle of a wine, never mind one sip and spit at a tasting, provide sufficient information to assign the wine an absolute rating, a set of tasting notes that readers should accept as truth? "I've learned enough to know how much there is that I don't know." This is an idea that I firmly believe in. Starkly different. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007  My Favorites of 2007
looked through the blog recently and I think there is some stuff worth reading, whether for entertainment or for information about wine. Wine-related fantasy ( rated PG-13, anyway ) : Team up with 10 high quality bloggers/writers to create a new website with wine information and notes. Kind of hard to believe. So good. MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2010  Vino Italy 2010 Part 2
As a whole, Vino Italy 2010 was exceptionally well run and extremely well attended, with two grand tasting events supplemented by seminars (including first rate tutored tastings) and food and Italian wine paired dinners. Professor Attilio Scienza. Seminar Tasting. "Why is that?" Producers: take note! "Who is that fabulous speaker!" MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010  What Makes a Good Vintage?
didn't yet know where to look for meaningful information about wine, but I wanted to spend my money wisely. Before buying a special bottle I always made sure that the vintage received a high rating on my sheet. 2000 and 1997 are rated as essentially perfect vintages. One of the things I used was a vintage chart. not Turbido! MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2010  Q/A with Kanonkop Winemaker Abrie Beeslaar on 2007 Pinotage
One of the advantages of living in the new millennium - for wine students, at any rate, is the opportunity to compare tasting notes on the Internet and even connect with winemakers. Kanonkop Abrie Beeslaar. In other words, what would be the "markers" that would suggest this particular varietal? It reminds more of a Rhone blend. MORE >>
- Truffle Hunting Trip A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2011
- Anthony Dias Blue, bloggers, and the exposure package DR. VINO | THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009
- Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas ALICE FEIRING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008
- Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas ALICE FEIRING | MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008
- My Week in Provence A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
- What’s in a score? [audio] DR. VINO | MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009
- Snooth launches iPhone App VIGNA UVA VINO | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009
- Peter Liem's ChampagneGuide.Net BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2009
- Thoughts on Points BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009
- Girard Winery SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009
- Tasing Provence and The Loire EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2006
- Gary Vaynerchuk and the Vaniacs! EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2006
- Casa Marguery Malbec: Bringing the Past to the Present and Into the Future EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008
| |
