"Questions and Answers"
Norm Bentley "North Georgia Wine Advisor"
By:
Norm Bentley
North Georgia Wine Advisor
normwine@bellsouth.net
North Georgia Wine Advisor
normwine@bellsouth.net
"Question" (from Mr. William Johnson follower of the Brookhaven Patch)
It interests me that wine writers generally ignore the under $5 wines, which are the ones I am most interested in. For an everyday wine, it really has to be that cheap for most of us. And, it seems that most blind tastings that I have read about show that there is little correlation between price and perceived goodness. In the CR article it looks like there is almost a negative correlation. I suggest that a column about the cheaper wines might be of general interest. Also, it might be useful to know what a professional wine critic thinks about the methodology used by CR and others who conduct blind taste tests.
Cordially,
William Johnson
Brookhaven, Georgia
"Answer"
Mr. Johnson,
Thanks
for the comments and the interest in Norm's Tasting Notes. Charles Shaw
blends juices from wineries which do not normally make their own wines.
His efforts have been very successful and he made a reputation selling wines
through Trader Joe's under the label Two Buck Chuck. He has a number of
other labels, of which one is Crane Lake.
Blind
judging is often used to determine a wine's value, and I have been such a judge
on many occasions including the Atlanta International Wine Festival. The
success of these competitions often depends on the knowledge and the experience
of those doing the judging.
My
advice has always been, and still is, that you are the best judge of which
wines are pleasing to you, and that is the most important criteria in making
your choice.
Norm
Norm’s Tasting Notes can also be accessed at
his blog: http://normwine.blogspot.com/
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