Comments on: The Blind Side

By: Daddy Winebucks

Daddy Winebucks — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:41:39 +0000

Great point, Thomas. And I think I responded to a comment you meant for Jason. Either way I guess we’re all on the same page!

By: Thomas Pellechia

Thomas Pellechia — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:42:18 +0000

oops– I meant to say that “theirs” are…not there’s are…

By: Thomas Pellechia

Thomas Pellechia — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:41:32 +0000

Jason,

I wrote your “problem” has been, not presently is.

Yes indeed, there are people who will always feel the need to go by someone else’s vision (or preference) but those of us in the wine writing biz should point out that critics often get the message across that there’s are objective evaluations when in fact, they are preferences. So what consumers receive is information more about the critic than about the wine.

By: Daddy Winebucks

Daddy Winebucks — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:09:40 +0000

Thomas…there will always be people who need to validate their opinions on movies by reading Cahiers du Cinema or feel that without RP they can’t possibly know what it means to enjoy a wine based on ones own personal criteria. What I think I was getting at was simply that for *most* people who drink wine, academic or professional evaluation is meaningless when it flies in the face of preference.

Unless I’m not understanding what you think my “problem” is…

Thanks for commenting.

@Jason – Spot on.

By: Thomas Pellechia

Thomas Pellechia — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:49:00 +0000

Welcome to the real world.

Your problem has been that you mistake evaluation for preference. They aren’t the same thing.

By: jason

jason — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:58:50 +0000

My favorite on the subject was this from Randall Graham: “Point scores miss the point. One talks about an experience that is far more about the experiencer than the experienced.” That said, still a huge fan of blind tasting, it is a great equalizer, but only for those that really care about equalization!