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Lizbeth wrote: Can a taster/rater ever really take out all personal preference? Do you think that most modern, "big name" raters accede to personal preference or do they solely look for the inherent quality of a wine?
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got me to thinking: Can a taster/rater ever really take out all personal preference?
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Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:50 pm
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Lizbeth wrote: Can a taster/rater ever really take out all personal preference? Do you think that most modern, "big name" raters accede to personal preference or do they solely look for the inherent quality of a wine?
Oliver McCrum wrote:Defining 'inherent quality' in wine is extremely difficult, particularly with fine wine. I think wine writers who have a bias and are clear about it are much more honest than those who act like they don't .
Our experiences of everything are too mediated—by contexts and intentions and likeness—to be summed up in a number.
Victorwine wrote:Experiencing wine is not only subjective but also variable. Wine is a” living thing” and among the same wine one can experience bottle variation. (Each and every bottle of wine will have its own “history”). Depending upon how and where the bottle was stored and transported, (temperature, vibration, exposure to light, humidity, type of enclosure (function and performance of enclosure) etc), the season (environment), altitude, mood, of the taster, accompanying food etc, can alter one’s perception of a given wine.
Thomas wrote:Bob,
To me, the subject is this simple: winemakers strive to create a product that is not flawed technically; wine critics strive to evaluate wines that strike their asthetic sensibilities; between the two interests lies a continent of possibilites and variabilities plus very little probability of agreement.
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