Comments on: A few thoughts on wine tasting http://artisanfamilyofwines.com/blog/?p=1575 Winemaker Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Tim Hanni MW http://artisanfamilyofwines.com/blog/?p=1575&cpage=1#comment-3659 Tim Hanni MW Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:51:05 +0000 http://artisanfamilyofwines.com/blog/?p=1575#comment-3659 "Which gets me to the bottom line. If these two wines got such different reactions from three different tasters, shouldn’t any wine review be taken with a grain of salt? Doesn’t the condition of the bottle, the circumstances of the tasting (particularly the food pairing), and the subjective preferences of the taster have as much to do with the assessment of the wine as the innate characteristics of the wine itself?" I invite you to download our free report on Consumer Wine Preferences at my web site or see the review from Tim Patterson in Wines & Vines: http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=columns_article&content=84604&columns_id=24 I think we can provide exciting insights and answer your questions AND completely explaing the axiom "take with a grain of salt"! “Which gets me to the bottom line. If these two wines got such different reactions from three different tasters, shouldn’t any wine review be taken with a grain of salt? Doesn’t the condition of the bottle, the circumstances of the tasting (particularly the food pairing), and the subjective preferences of the taster have as much to do with the assessment of the wine as the innate characteristics of the wine itself?”

I invite you to download our free report on Consumer Wine Preferences at my web site or see the review from Tim Patterson in Wines & Vines: http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=columns_article&content=84604&columns_id=24

I think we can provide exciting insights and answer your questions AND completely explaing the axiom “take with a grain of salt”!

]]> By: Arthur http://artisanfamilyofwines.com/blog/?p=1575&cpage=1#comment-3654 Arthur Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:19:07 +0000 http://artisanfamilyofwines.com/blog/?p=1575#comment-3654 Jeff As you indicate, the further out a wine gets, the more variation there is in bottles. This is why I make it a point to indicate if I tasted one bottle or two in my reviews. If there is variation or one bottle is off, then I mention that. Jeff

As you indicate, the further out a wine gets, the more variation there is in bottles.

This is why I make it a point to indicate if I tasted one bottle or two in my reviews. If there is variation or one bottle is off, then I mention that.

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