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Behind the Wine

Do winemakers use customer feedback to improve their wines?

This is a guest post by Bill & Claudia Small of Small & Small who are releasing their newest New Zealand Sauvignon this month. You might notice that the ratings have reset on this wine (while they normally carry over from one vintage to another) and there’s a great reason for that. The Smalls have […]

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Naked Truth

The truth about wine critics

There are a handful of very important people who influence how much wine costs, what wines are available in your local shops, and even what wines winemakers make. I’m going to talk about each of these things in time. But I figured I’d start with some wise words from the world’s most influential wine critic, Robert Parker. “I […]

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Naked Truth

Should wine reviews be objective? The difference between wine critics and wine drinkers.

This post compares a debate between some wine pros with a debate between some Naked Angels. The difference is really interesting. Scroll to the bottom if you’re impatient. “There are some styles of wine I really dislike, and I’m not going to do the silly thing of giving them high point scores.” –Jamie Goode Wine […]