Is inflation crippling wine scores? Once that issue disappears subsequent vintages of a wine that got a higher rating won’t cause sales. In the near future, will it take a wheelbarrow of points to sell a Moscato? Let’s hope Ben Bernanke–or, eegad, Paul Volcker!–doesn’t 91 and 92 are no mans land. MORE >>

Wineries that advertise in Wine Spectator have their wines score better–but only by less than one point. SIPPED: number crunching. Such is the finding in the lead article in the new issue of the Journal of Wine Economics. WS editor Tom Matthews responds to the research. SPIT: binge drinking; SIPPED: wine tasting. Revolutionary!! NYT ]. MORE >>

In “ The Emperor of Wine ,” Elin McCoy writes that Parker and his friend Victor Morgenroth tried various systems of rating and evaluating wines in their (blind) tasting group in the mid-seventies. ” Ironically, score inflation is the most likely threat to the 100-point system today. Care to guess which they were? MORE >>

When I asked him about the mechanical aspects of his work, he told me in a matter-of-fact way that he remembers every wine he has tasted over the past thirty-two years and, within a few points, every score he has given as well.&#. In print, he awarded L’Eglise Clinet, a Pomerol, a score of 100 points. Parker called it “shut down.” MORE >>

Wine Advocate I have had this wine three times out of bottle, rating it 97 once and 98 twice. Score: 98. Score: 95. Score: 93. The world of wine has been good to me. It's allowed me to meet interesting people with broad tastes and vastly different backgrounds. Ray O., Julien 2003. Thank you, Ray! Impressive. Huge wine. MORE >>