On Aug 30, 10:38?am, AxisOfBeagles > wrote:
> Pardon my saying so, but this kind of attitude is every bit as
> pretentious as that which some of you seem to be deploring. To suggest
> that those who read a magazine are being pretentious, is in and of
> itself pretentious.
>
> Personally, I don't buy WS, but do read it on occassion if it's lying
> around somewhere. I don't pay for it because I disapprove of it, or
> it's readership, but simply because it provides too little value for a
> rather hefty price. Pretty simple consumer economics.
>
> But I'm surprised at the negativity towards the magazine here. It may
> not represent everyone's feeling towards wine or the wine industry,
> but it obvioulsy has appeal to a wide audience - ergo it's circulation
> numbers - and from the little of it I have seen, it has some good
> content (despite the reliance on reviews). Wasn't it WS that ran some
> pointed articles calling out specific wineries for practices in the
> winery that created increased incidence of TCA contamination? And I
> seem to recall more than one instance of WS being quoted in calling
> out CA wineries for pricing practices - and touting lesser knwon
> regions for providing better value - a recurring theme amongst many of
> us wine geeks.
>
> I'm not advocating for WS - but I think that the "anti WS' attitude,
> when taken to such levels of attitude, is in and of itself trendy and
> insubstantial.
>
> In article . com>
>
> > wrote:
> > 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.
>
> --
> I'm using an evaluation license of nemo since 96 days.
> You should really try it!http://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo
I agree with Axis. I get a comp to WS so I don't pay for it so take
my opinions with a grain a salt on the matter. Nice pictures, some
interesting travel and restaurant info at times. I find the wine
articles to be fairly thin on content but make nice light reading.
The ratings (like them or not) are an important part of the retail and
secondary market in this country. Much like Parker ratings, a good
rating from WS can make a market for a wine and vice versa a bad one
can spell doom and as a distributor it can have an impact.