Comments on: Why wine reviewers should meet the winemaker http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/our-wine-industry/why-wine-reviewers-should-meet-the-winemaker/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:24:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nicolas http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/our-wine-industry/why-wine-reviewers-should-meet-the-winemaker/comment-page-1/#comment-2300 Nicolas Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:36:41 +0000 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=680#comment-2300 Steele, Thank you for the comment. I agree witht he fixed nature of score that would seem inappropriate for an evolving wine. Can't find something to replace scores though... Steele,

Thank you for the comment. I agree witht he fixed nature of score that would seem inappropriate for an evolving wine. Can’t find something to replace scores though…

]]> By: ~Steele http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/our-wine-industry/why-wine-reviewers-should-meet-the-winemaker/comment-page-1/#comment-2299 ~Steele Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:21:35 +0000 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=680#comment-2299 Yes, I also read this piece and it has been rolling around in my mind ever since. Particularly, where Steve said something to the effect of: ...I then went home, tasted the wines again and adjusted my scores (down) to compensate for my hightened enthusiasm (enthusiasm from tasting earlier with the winemaker). So, "mood" then affects Steve's, supposedly, trained toungue? He tastes in one moment, sets a score in stone, and the etheral influencer of mood plays a part? Another highlight to the fact that scores are set at a point in time, on an evolving life-cycle of wine, by constantly changing people. Everything is changing in the world, mood, wine evolution, time, barometric pressure, but Steve's scores are set in stone. finite math and bold statements should never mix with finished wine. Yes, I also read this piece and it has been rolling around in my mind ever since. Particularly, where Steve said something to the effect of: …I then went home, tasted the wines again and adjusted my scores (down) to compensate for my hightened enthusiasm (enthusiasm from tasting earlier with the winemaker). So, “mood” then affects Steve’s, supposedly, trained toungue? He tastes in one moment, sets a score in stone, and the etheral influencer of mood plays a part? Another highlight to the fact that scores are set at a point in time, on an evolving life-cycle of wine, by constantly changing people. Everything is changing in the world, mood, wine evolution, time, barometric pressure, but Steve’s scores are set in stone. finite math and bold statements should never mix with finished wine.

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