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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | | DR. VINO JANUARY 11, 2010 Does the Wine Advocate buy over $700,000 worth of wine a year? In 2006, Parker’s assistant, Joan Passman, told a New York Times reporter that Parker purchased bottles “on occasion” but that “by far the largest portion” of wines he sampled were free samples. It is also worth noting that the Wine Advocate generally does not list wines that have received scores of less than 85 points. | | | | | | | | |
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A WINE STORY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012  En Primeur: Tasting Cru Classe & Haut Medoc wines
Happily the samples today were quite on point, with several within my highest score. "Do you know the significance of a golden carrot? Especially when 14 people are dining with you?". The spell-like meaning of a carrot with a gold sauce, served to 14 people, is luck. Spice. Coffee grounds. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010  Tasting note generator given 99+ pt rating!
Now, a sample of “extra silly:&#. At least they don’t have a random score generator–yet. Wine writers, already about as endangered as the Iberian lynx thanks to the sagging media world (not screwcaps), have something new to fear– automatically generated tasting notes ! Drink now through 2009. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011  Three cask monte, Bordeaux 2010, Bosnia – sipped & spit
Hardy Wallace (above) dropped in on the en primeurs tastings and handed out his scores ranging from 101.00 Jancis Robinson provides a primer in the various ways that samples at the en primeurs tastings can be manipulated to show their best. SIPPED: the zany. to 102.36 points in.17 point increments. He gets the award for best T-shirt! MORE >> -
DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011 Parker on Bordeaux 2010: great but not *the greatest*
Apparently the latest issue of Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate came out yesterday with Parker’s reviews for the 2010 barrel samples and in-bottle tastings of 2008s. The Liv-Ex blog provides his top scored wines. couple of years on and it seems that Parker’s enthusaism for the vintage has dwindled significantly. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010  Trader Joe’s introduces new “Th. J.” wine; dubbed “ten buck Tom”
Various wine blobbers have dubbed it “ten buck Tom&# after trying samples. Lines have formed outside various Trader Joe’s locations as collectors and wine enthusiasts hope to score a bargain. Today, Trader Joe’s launches a value wine that riffs on history. and a $9.99 price tag. The inspiration for “Th. MORE >>
- James Suckling, Le Tour, Amazon – sipped and spit DR. VINO | THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
- Rusack Vineyards in San Ynez A WINE STORY | SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2010
- Bordeaux 2009 en primeur — the dispatches! DR. VINO | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010
- By the Glass - Thierry Puzelat Edition BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2008
- A Visit to Segura Viudas with Vineyard Manager Sebastia Raventos Pascual A WINE STORY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman DR. VINO | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009
- En Primeur: Tasting Sauternes Vintage 2011 A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012
- Are Scores a Necessary Gateway to the Market? A WINE STORY | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011
- Spot the 62 pointer - Viu 1 from Chile - and some Spanish DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 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
- Domaine des Croix, Beaune BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009
- Wine critics - what good are they? WINE TASTING GUY | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2007
- Notes From the Dressner Real Wine Attack Tasting BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007
- Sauvignon Blanc - a Mini Blind Tasting BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2007
- Cameron Hughes Wine VIGNA UVA VINO | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008
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