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Binary Choices

This post is not about wine. At least not obviously. It is a little bit. But you’re going to have to read for a while before you get there. We all hate binary choices. We search out people who can break outside the box, and find that one brilliant unseen choice. We write acres of… Continue reading Binary Choices

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Cellar Math

“[Cellars] only work for people who intend to drink just a handful of wines from excellent vintages.” Some people disagree with the above statement I made. Here’s my reasoning. Let’s assume you drink 5 bottles of wine a week 50 weeks of the year. That’s 250 bottles consumption. Let’s further assume you want to lay… Continue reading Cellar Math

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Wine Spectator Carefully Avoids Sugar Question

IF you read yesterday’s post and comment you will see that the Wine Spectator is becoming a little touchy about their scoring system. You will also note two things. Although I did not give the score for a “classic” as awarded by the Spectator – 95 Mr. Matthews tells us – I apparently implied St.… Continue reading Wine Spectator Carefully Avoids Sugar Question

How to earn a “Classic” score from the Wine Spectator

Pictured on the right are four acuvin test strips for residual sugar.   The top strip is Coudoulet de Beaucastel 2010, a wine of some repute. (15.5 by Jancis Robinson)  This particular version is low on Syrah, only 20%, which probably accounts for the slightly lowish score.  Robinson gave the ’11 a 16. Ogier Heritages [corrected… Continue reading How to earn a “Classic” score from the Wine Spectator