On Aug 29, 11:25 pm, "Dee Dee" > wrote:
> > Thanks to both you and Mark for your replies. I have been a subscriber to
> > Decanter for some time. I'm a Brit living in W.Canada so the perspective
> > it offers suits me except that burgundies don't get reviewed much.
> > Whenever I have looked at a WS on the news-stand I haven't been impressed.
> > I have been looking for other journals/newsletters but the range available
> > locally is limited and the mags themselves not very interesting.
> > I'll look into your recommendations - I have printed off both posts.
> > Thanks again
> > Graham
>
> I prefer reading everything on the computer anymore. Those magazines stink
> to high heaven. I know it doesn't bother some, but I could fall down dizzy
> from the odors. I 'peek' into them occasionally at Borders while sipping my
> coffee, but never lift them off the shelf.
> A total novice myself, I wouldn't buy the magazine for the content. There
> is one large wine encyclopedia that I had settled on but the color
> photographs sent me reeling.
>
> Good thing wine doesn't bother me 'as badly.'
> Dee Dee


Those magazines are for people with more money than sense (you know,
young urban professionals who want to make an impression in society).
Makes me want to puke.