tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post3840006569688634738..comments2023-10-18T10:36:01.631-05:00Comments on 1WineDude :: Serious wine talk for the not-so-serious drinker!: Ditch Your Wine Tasting "Training Wheels" (The Trouble With Wine Ratings, Part 3)Joe Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-72963479287911481912008-11-21T02:02:00.000-05:002008-11-21T02:02:00.000-05:00I try to sell wine for a living...in the past 3 we...I try to sell wine for a living...in the past 3 weeks I have on 2 occasions had people tell me that they need scores to tell them what is good to drink!!! Don't these people have taste buds?Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-40018247495984527062008-11-20T20:32:00.000-05:002008-11-20T20:32:00.000-05:00thanks Mark - well said indeed! Check out 89proje...thanks Mark - well said indeed! Check out 89project.blogspot.com, by the way, it lives by the 89 vs 90 pt. differential ;-)Joe Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-34784079316818716332008-11-20T12:55:00.000-05:002008-11-20T12:55:00.000-05:00What a great battle cry - NO MORE TRAINING WHEELS!...What a great battle cry - NO MORE TRAINING WHEELS! <BR/>And while I agree to some extent with Rob's comment that scores are marketing tools, scores are very cheap marketing tools that unlike Craftsman, can break and are not guaranteed. Live by scores, die by scores - as soon as the next new kid on the block gets a great score, and maybe you don't, your marketing plan is broken.<BR/>Then there's that whole issue that every point is not equal - just ask any winery the difference between 89 and 90 - it's WAY more than just one point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-84920713402282772452008-11-20T09:06:00.000-05:002008-11-20T09:06:00.000-05:00Very well put. Life is an adventure, especially fo...Very well put. Life is an adventure, especially for wine lovers. Buying wine only based on ratings, will not help you educate and evolve your own palate. Try different things - you will be able to discern the good wines, because as I always say " Your palate will never lie to you". Use it and trust it. Your palate will guide you and educate you. Trust it...no more training wheels...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-49788803444390667692008-11-20T08:11:00.000-05:002008-11-20T08:11:00.000-05:00Hi Alan - thanks for stopping in!Hi Alan - thanks for stopping in!Joe Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-14488721983035601782008-11-20T02:39:00.000-05:002008-11-20T02:39:00.000-05:00Great post Joe,My thoughts on the situation are th...Great post Joe,<BR/><BR/>My thoughts on the situation are this:<BR/><BR/>Wine ratings are basically a cheat sheet, except unlike peeking at the answers on a math test, wine ratings are SUBJECTIVE, so they aren't even "answers". <BR/><BR/>I realize wine ratings will never go away, but it would be nice to see some more balance...<BR/><BR/>As for Mr. Heimoff, still waiting for him to defend his accusations...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-74283605496937051722008-11-19T16:35:00.000-05:002008-11-19T16:35:00.000-05:00thanks John - credit for the analogy goes squarely...thanks John - credit for the analogy goes squarely to Joel!<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of a mustard connoisseur...Joe Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-37053013913862528582008-11-19T15:53:00.000-05:002008-11-19T15:53:00.000-05:00Great post Joe, i love the training wheel analogy!...Great post Joe, i love the training wheel analogy! I think everybody needs a crutch of some kind when they get into a hobby, but like you said at some point you need to walk on your own, and let your palate and brain make your decisions on consumption of wine or mustard. hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-31435500827603194492008-11-19T10:17:00.000-05:002008-11-19T10:17:00.000-05:00Thanks, Rob - great point with the cracker compari...Thanks, Rob - great point with the cracker comparison.<BR/><BR/>As for mustard, I would LOVE to have 7000 brands of mustard available! ;-)Joe Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-836834983159060886.post-63890662920872541392008-11-19T09:56:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:56:00.000-05:00Good thoughts about ratings. I never thought of th...Good thoughts about ratings. I never thought of them as training wheels, more like marketing tools. With there being 7,000 brands of wine it has become the most diverse and hardest to plow through consumer good in the marketplace. Just think of what a supermarket would look like if there were 7,000 brands of table cracker or 7,000 brands of mustard.Rob Bralowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210894629687612702noreply@blogger.com