Wine Asylum

Posted by Topper (A) on June 11, 2005 at 18:16:43

In Reply to: Wine Spectator is wrong! posted by jimbill on June 1, 2005 at 16:26:38:

One way to look at this is to consider WS as the wine equivalent of "Stereophile". And yes, a magazine like this does consider who spends money when they review. In their defense, though, they are also dependent on reviewing wines that are produced in enough quantity to be available for their readers. A reasonably priced great wine in small supply doesn't fit the normal paradigm. Small quantity wicked expensive wines are fair game, of course, because supply is balanced by the reality of their price. A little goes a long way....If you want the "Sound Practices" or "Valve" of wine go for Steve Tanzer's "International Wine Cellar". The real deal and a good read. Frankly, "Decanter" from the U.K., while a bit pricey to some, is well worth the cost and effort to find. Maybe the "MJ" for lots of people is "La Revue du Vin de France". If you read french, a more common thing than reading japanese, it is a great magazine and resource.
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