West Coast Wine Net This is one of the major internet wine discussion boards. The participants here like a wide range of wines, including many wines from California. They also like football and tend to be very American in their politics and cultural biases. Women tend not to participate on wine boards, but I think this wine board might ban female participation. I'm not sure about this though. I took a look today and was surprised to see the following remark, made by a Mr. John B-Wood (please note that Mr. B-Wood hyphenates his last name), in a discussion of wines with big points: I'll take a random Louis/Dressner import over a random Parker 97-100 pointer I disagree with Mr. B-Wood and would gladly take a random Parker 97-100, if nothing out of intellectual curiousity. Plus, Robert Parker likes many of the great wines of the world, wines that I also love. Mr. B-Wood is going to some rhetorical excess here, I'm afraid. But thank you, Mr. B-Wood, for the kind thoughts. I often enjoy reading this wine board. The members like to use lots of all-American phrases like Turley Rocks and I admire them for their enthusiasm and American excitement and passion. One gets tired of all the overly intellectual wine discussions and these guys enjoy consuming wine. They know how to get that buzz! I would participate, but I know nothing about football.
yes, but aren't Parker points the opiate of the wine buying people? shouldn't their lips be torn from that man's teat? i vote louis/dressner!
Parker is a great taster who has been instrumental in fostering fine wine production throughout the world.
What I should have said was I would prefer to sell one RP 100 pointer to finance the purchase of a case of L-D wines, particularly those with cute dogs or horsies on them.
the glut of "Parker friendly wines" has been epidemic since vintners figured out how to achieve high "Parker Points": huge extraction, huge alcohol, and no subtlty. Even with the hiring of regional responders, the bias is still the same. You should feel the west coast stewards' pain at having to only schlep Parker Point wines....it leaves no viable window for anything else. |