On Friday, June 27, 2014 8:57:44 PM UTC-10, Charles Milton Ling wrote:
> On 21.06.2014 00:58, wrote:
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> > http://www.midweek.com/hawaii-food-d...-wine-tasting/
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> As far as I am concerned, I would be happy if critics were completely
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> objective, but I fear that is too much to ask.
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> If, however, you have become acquainted with a critic's biases over
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> time, his or her opinion can be valuable because you know which
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> correction factor you have to apply in order to obtain an evaluation
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> that fits your own (subjective, of course) taste.
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> I have had great success with this approach in classical music. It
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> should work with wine, too.

- Never judge a critic by your agreement with his likes and dislikes.

George Saintsbury