Comments on: The Wine Trials 2010, Tasting Blind http://reignofterroir.com/2010/01/05/the-wine-trials-2010-tasting-blind/ Wine Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:35:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Thomas Matthews http://reignofterroir.com/2010/01/05/the-wine-trials-2010-tasting-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-56655 Thomas Matthews Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:38:09 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/?p=3168#comment-56655 I'm not sure what elements of Wine Spectator's tasting methodology you consider "questionable," but if you have questions, it is explained in detail here: http://www.winespectator.com/display/show/id/about-our-tastings I'd like to point out that in 2009, Wine Spectator reviewed more than 3,000 wines that retail for $15 or less, all in blind tastings by experienced critics. In many cases, these inexpensive wines received higher scores than wines of similar types that cost more. Thomas Matthews Executive editor Wine Spectator I’m not sure what elements of Wine Spectator’s tasting methodology you consider “questionable,” but if you have questions, it is explained in detail here: http://www.winespectator.com/display/show/id/about-our-tastings

I’d like to point out that in 2009, Wine Spectator reviewed more than 3,000 wines that retail for $15 or less, all in blind tastings by experienced critics. In many cases, these inexpensive wines received higher scores than wines of similar types that cost more.

Thomas Matthews
Executive editor
Wine Spectator

]]> By: Admin, Ken Payton http://reignofterroir.com/2010/01/05/the-wine-trials-2010-tasting-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-56637 Admin, Ken Payton Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:13:06 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/?p=3168#comment-56637 Thank you, Joe. That is very neighborly of you. And I will return the favor. Thank you, Joe. That is very neighborly of you. And I will return the favor.

]]> By: 1WineDude http://reignofterroir.com/2010/01/05/the-wine-trials-2010-tasting-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-56636 1WineDude Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:03:23 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/?p=3168#comment-56636 Ken - FANTASTIC review, and I think a very, very balanced take on the book. I linked to this in the comments of my recent interview with Robin Goldstein. Cheers! Ken – FANTASTIC review, and I think a very, very balanced take on the book. I linked to this in the comments of my recent interview with Robin Goldstein.

Cheers!

]]> By: Admin, Ken Payton http://reignofterroir.com/2010/01/05/the-wine-trials-2010-tasting-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-55747 Admin, Ken Payton Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:19:13 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/?p=3168#comment-55747 Thank you, Tyce, for your comments. I would like to take a moment to clarify one issue. After a constructive exchange with Robin Goldstein, I believe I may have inaccurately stated his position on food and wine pairing vis-a-vis blind tasting. He draws a distinction between drinking wine with food, indispensable in his view, and <em>evaluating</em> wine in a blind tasting. Though I disagree with the practicalities of this view, it is nevertheless true I did not properly state his position. Cheers. I wish the best for your projects. I will enjoy reading them. Thank you, Tyce, for your comments. I would like to take a moment to clarify one issue. After a constructive exchange with Robin Goldstein, I believe I may have inaccurately stated his position on food and wine pairing vis-a-vis blind tasting. He draws a distinction between drinking wine with food, indispensable in his view, and evaluating wine in a blind tasting. Though I disagree with the practicalities of this view, it is nevertheless true I did not properly state his position.

Cheers. I wish the best for your projects. I will enjoy reading them.

]]> By: Tyce (Wine Trials Associate Editor) http://reignofterroir.com/2010/01/05/the-wine-trials-2010-tasting-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-55745 Tyce (Wine Trials Associate Editor) Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:36:49 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/?p=3168#comment-55745 Great review, Ken. We appreciate both the compliments and the excellent suggestions. We will be sure to include a list of the more expensive wines tasted in our next edition (all of which were roughly $50-$150, by the way). And Ron Dee, glad to hear you enjoyed the book - we hope it continues to be a great resource. Feel free to check us out on Facebook or at twitter.com/thewinetrials. Cheers! Great review, Ken. We appreciate both the compliments and the excellent suggestions. We will be sure to include a list of the more expensive wines tasted in our next edition (all of which were roughly $50-$150, by the way). And Ron Dee, glad to hear you enjoyed the book – we hope it continues to be a great resource. Feel free to check us out on Facebook or at twitter.com/thewinetrials. Cheers!

]]> By: Admin, Ken Payton http://reignofterroir.com/2010/01/05/the-wine-trials-2010-tasting-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-55414 Admin, Ken Payton Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:35:37 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/?p=3168#comment-55414 Thank you for the comment, Ron. The reviewer was yours truly, Ken Payton. It is a valuable book. I do hope it is widely read. Cheers! Thank you for the comment, Ron. The reviewer was yours truly, Ken Payton. It is a valuable book. I do hope it is widely read. Cheers!

]]> By: Ron Dee http://reignofterroir.com/2010/01/05/the-wine-trials-2010-tasting-blind/comment-page-1/#comment-55412 Ron Dee Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:29:34 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/?p=3168#comment-55412 Your review (who are you by the way) of Goldstein's latest "Wine Trails, 2010" is a fine one. As an avid consumer with a fixed income, it's great to find good to excellent labels in the under $15 bracket, which is why I enjoyed this and his previous book which surpirsed many of my wine group friends. Your review (who are you by the way) of Goldstein’s latest “Wine Trails, 2010″ is a fine one. As an avid consumer with a fixed income, it’s great to find good to excellent labels in the under $15 bracket, which is why I enjoyed this and his previous book which surpirsed many of my wine group friends.

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