tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392866426745021699.post6403572472154344723..comments2024-03-28T07:27:16.088+01:00Comments on The Wine Gourd: The ups and downs of wine-blog postingDavid Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11578729952036086391noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392866426745021699.post-56203649120624646322018-07-10T09:18:49.957+02:002018-07-10T09:18:49.957+02:00Denouement . . .
https://1pumplane.files.wordpres...Denouement . . .<br /><br />https://1pumplane.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/bizarro.gifBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392866426745021699.post-52882536476993673342018-07-09T10:48:52.595+02:002018-07-09T10:48:52.595+02:00David wrote:
"The main issue, of course, is ...David wrote:<br /><br />"The main issue, of course, is that the writers usually prefer to write favorable reviews, and therefore simply ignore all wines that they view unfavorably."<br /><br />In 1989, Robert Parker was interviewed by American wine magazine "Wine Times." (Later to become "Wine Enthusiast" magazine.)<br /><br />Parker discussed the topic of publishing tepid wine reviews:<br /><br />WINE TIMES: ". . . Are there lots of wines you taste that you don't evaluate?<br /><br />PARKER: "Yes. I try to focus on the best wines in 'The Wine Advocate' [newsletter], or especially when I do the 'Buyer's Guide' [book], my publisher doesn't want to take up space with [scores in the] 50s, 60s, or even 70s. When I'm looking for a best buy, I might go through hundreds of wines, or when I go through the wines of Hungary or Yugoslavia, I'll never put most of them in 'The Wine Advocate.' I could never justify taking two or three pages to publish those results. . . ."<br /><br />Quoting Robert Balzer and his weekly wine column in the Los Angeles Times:<br /><br />"Balzer is often criticized for being too friendly with many wine makers, and he readily concedes that, having "grown up with the industry . . . it's almost familial."<br /><br />"Balzer is also criticized for writing invariably favorable reviews of wines.<br /><br />" 'There are far more good wines that I want to write about (than I have space for),' he says. 'Why should I bother to write about something I don't like?' "<br /><br />[Source: "Wine Writers: Squeezing the Grape for News," Los Angeles Times, August 23, 1987, Page A1ff]Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392866426745021699.post-90458263526494253382018-07-09T05:37:13.865+02:002018-07-09T05:37:13.865+02:00For those interested in reading David Shaw peerles...For those interested in reading David Shaw peerless critique investigation of American wine writers and wine critics, I proffer these links.<br /><br />From Los Angeles Times “Main News” Section<br />(August 23, 1987, Page A1ff):<br /><br />“Wine Writers: Squeezing the Grape for News”<br />(Series: First of Two Articles)<br /><br />URL: http://articles.latimes.com/print/1987-08-23/news/mn-3198_1_wine-writers<br /><br />By David Shaw<br />Times Staff Writer<br /><br />-- and --<br /><br />From Los Angeles Times “Main News” Section<br />(August 24, 1987, Page A1ff):<br /><br />“Wine Critics: Influence of Writers Can Be Heady”<br />(Series: Second of Two Articles)<br /><br />URL: http://articles.latimes.com/print/1987-08-24/news/mn-1965_1_wine-advocate<br /><br />By David Shaw<br />Times Staff Writer<br /><br />And some background on a pivotal figure in David's investigation -- Los Angeles Times wine writer Nathan Chroman -- I proffer this:<br /><br />From Los Angeles Times “Obituary” Section<br />(March 20, 2012, Page Unknown):<br /><br />“Nathan L. Chroman dies at 83; Beverly Hills lawyer and wine writer"<br /><br />URL: http://articles.latimes.com/print/2012/mar/20/local/la-me-nathan-chroman-20120320<br /><br />By Dennis McLellan,<br />Times Staff WriterBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.com