Simply think "commercial reality". Advertisements generate income. Good
reviews generate advertisements. Have you ever read about the worst wines in
any tasting from any publication? I guess a 80-points is bad enough when the
winery expects 90-points! Any wine reported at below 70-points & you are
liable to be sued! When I want 95-points, I try to make an about 90-point
wine (high extraction, high alcohol, micro-oxy, whatever) & dangle an
attractive advertising budget. Do I get it?
That's commercial reality but readers/subscribers are lapping up all the
good stuff, not knowing better.
On the other hand, no one survives without pampering to those who are paying
.......... advertisers or subscribers.
"jeffc" > wrote in message
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> "Hunt" > wrote in message
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> >
> > With the extreme pressure to rate the wines, without benefit of
marketing,
> > advertising $'s, or even public opinion, I'd side with the WS tasters to
> do
> > the best that they can. I may be wrong in this assessment of their
> situation,
> > but I think that a scandal within their publication would totally
> undermine
> > their advertising revenue.
>
> Actually, I doubt it would be a "scandal", and anyway I'm sure the
> advertisers love having their wines rated highly.
>
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