“I’m going to be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline.” We’re not talking about Sex Panther here, people – but we are talking about something that is quite pungent… in a good way… Riesling. Specifically, a factor that many consider to mark some of the best aged Riesling wines on the planet: an…
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Why Rating Wine Is Bad Science
[ Editor’s note: this article is not an easy one to follow, because the topic is not an easy one to get your head around; intrepid readers will want to stick with it, though, because I think the conclusions are fodder for some amazing discussion on their implications on wine criticism. ] The world of…
Uber-Critic Robert Parker Drops The Gloves In Sommelier Journal Interview
Though certainly at what many would consider well-deserved retirement age (he turns 65 this year), Robert Parker – still the single most influential critic of any kind in the world – is not retiring any time soon. If you’ve read the interview with Parker by sommelier David D. Denton in the April 15, 2012 issue…
Will Bordeaux Be Fine Wine’s Benchmark In 100 Years? (A Candid Conversation With Eric Asimov)
Ah, Bordeaux… can’t live with its inflated prices… pass the peanuts! The wine biz has been in a serious tizzy since Robert Parker released his scores for the 2009 Bordeaux offerings – and he was in a generous mood, with damn-near twenty wines garnering “perfect” 100 point scores, including the likes of Bellevue Mondotte, and…