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Parker provided an independent rating for wines and vintages. Before him most consumers were forced to rely on advice from those with a pecuniary interest in selling them a wine.
So he removed a confounding factor, monetary bias. Sounds a bit like audio, eh?
Also, Parker is pretty consistent about his taste preferences. Mine are about 180 degrees from his, so it is easy to re-ordinate the axis of desire and avoid overblown vintages based on his advice.
Wine shop employees can sometimes be knowledgable but too often simply "bone up" on shelf talkers, etc. I find the folks at the local shops know less than I do except for wines I don't care much about.
If anyone, I pay attention to Monsieur Burghound, but I am biased and think a $600 Burg is better than a few thousand dollar Cabernet.
My goal is to be happy with $40 bottles of Burgundy or it's younger and limestone lacking sister, Oregon Pinot Noir.
So he removed a confounding factor, monetary bias. Sounds a bit like audio, eh?
Also, Parker is pretty consistent about his taste preferences. Mine are about 180 degrees from his, so it is easy to re-ordinate the axis of desire and avoid overblown vintages based on his advice.
Wine shop employees can sometimes be knowledgable but too often simply "bone up" on shelf talkers, etc. I find the folks at the local shops know less than I do except for wines I don't care much about.
If anyone, I pay attention to Monsieur Burghound, but I am biased and think a $600 Burg is better than a few thousand dollar Cabernet.
My goal is to be happy with $40 bottles of Burgundy or it's younger and limestone lacking sister, Oregon Pinot Noir.
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