Wine Spectator Bashing

[Bucko]

I've subscribed to a host of wine rags over the years, Underground Wine Journal, Conn. Guide to CA Wines, Wine Spectator, Wine Advocate, International Wine Cellar, Decanter........ I now only subscribe to one, Tanzer's IWC. Our palates seem to be in sync and he tastes a lot of Bordeaux and Rhone that I never get to sample.

The bottom line is to find a wine critic who agrees with your palate. I used to like Parker, but now I find him liking wines that are too extracted, too oaky and too tannic for my palate. Different reasons for the other wine mags. Trust your own palate......

There are good palates right here that are worth trying a bottle based on their recs...