Wine Critics
Maybe just bought off....
Lawrence Leichtman wrote:
> I prefer Steven Tanzer's tastes certainly over Parker. Sometimes when I
> read Parker's comments then drink the same wine I wonder if he is sane.
>
> In article . com>,
> "DaleW" > wrote:
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> > Max,Ken and others make good points. Only you will be able to decide
> > what critic is best for you. I'd also point out that one's tastes might
> > sync well with a critic one area, and not another. Even more
> > complicating is the fact that the bigger publications have multiple
> > critics (WA is not just Parker, but now Rovani, Thomases, and David S.
> > ; WS has a half-dozen critics).
> >
> > I find FOR ME Parker is reasonably reliable for Medoc, so-so for CA cab
> > & Right Bank, way off for Australia. Rovani is so-so for Germany and
> > way off my tastes in Burgundy. But at WS I find Suckling maddeningly
> > inconsistent. As for Laube, he's less a critic these days than a
> > crusader for squeaky-clean "Davis" wines. I do find Claude Kolm (Fine
> > Wine Review) and Allen Meadows (Burghound) fairly reliable for Burgundy
> > FOR MY TASTES, yet I still disagree at least 20% of the time.
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