Ranting on the nature of wine writing

[Botafogo]

Dananne, given that logic, reviewing concerts and plays that have already happened is also a waste of time, yes?

There are multiple reasons why one would want to read such reviews.

1) you are already aware of or even in the supply chain of the wine and you want to know whether to buy it or when to serve it.

2) Maybe you will GET interested enough to get in the supply chain and or seek it out on the secondary market or in a restaurant.

3) Maybe you are just trying to keep an eye on the over-inflated market for rich boy toys so you can RUN the other direction.

4) the actual WRITING is interesting enough that, just like cookbooks and travel magazines, it is provides a virtual, vicarious experience. Believe is or not, there are writers like that (Victor Hazan comes to mind) but they don't show up in the WS very often.

Roberto