Wine Ratings and the scale of….1000!
When you pick up your keyboard and start writing about, as important an issue as, wine ratings, it is very probable that you might need a few thousand words. Those who know me well enough, know that I always try to be concise and purposeful when I describe different wines. For this reason, I will not tarry and go straight into my thoughts, which also happen to be my views, on the hot topic of wine ratings.
Robert Parker was the first to institute a wine rating system, based on a 100 point scale (100 stood for excellence), that was simple and comprehensible, and enabled the consumer to have a means of comparison and appraisal. His stunning and often passionate descriptions, together with his objectivity (he never accepted advertisements) soon won over the respect and appreciation of the consumer.
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