Wine Spectator Bashing

[Thomas]

Bucko makes an important comment when he alludes to seeking mags and wine writers who agree with "your" palate. Of course, the only way to know if and when these people do agree with your palate is to read them all and then decide, the way Bucko has.

For my money, I think wine writing in magazines is way too serious, way too "I have the grail" attitude, way too trendy, way too over the top. In my view, there ain't no good unbiased wine periodical, one that simply reports on what is out there and where it can be found without telling us what THE WRITERS think it tastes like on a ridiculously arbitrary numbers rating system, and without them telling us what WE should like and drink.

We need a magazine that is as interactive and open as this wine board. In other words, a Zagat-like rag on wine, from the consumer's point of view, as well as those of us who sell the stuff to consumers.

As for the Wine Advocate: yessir, any magazine written by one person simply is the opinion of one person--completely useless information, in my extremely humble opinion...