Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
Don't miss this juicy article on Wine-Searcher about an anonymous producer who released a nice little newsletter rating the wine critics on the 100-point scale. https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/06/critic-wars-the-producer-strikes-back
Wine-Searcher reproduces the (translated) reviews but doesn't name names. But a comment on the article kindly links to the original letter... https://www.lapassionduvin.com/foru...on-le-critique-entrepreneur?start=420#1025704
Neal Martin and even James Suckling rate respectably. The parade of bad critics begins with Antonio Galloni, who is described thusly (Wine-Searcher's translation): "Surprising right from [his] first en primeur tastings, big mistakes committed, never reassesses scores, only travels to friends. No integrity, also likes faulty wines. We advise basic wine training to gain credibility. To be forgotten; 80-82 points." Amazingly, there follows a number of critics who rate even lower. Bad writing was not one of the factors considered - perhaps difficult to assess across the language barrier.
Wine-Searcher reproduces the (translated) reviews but doesn't name names. But a comment on the article kindly links to the original letter... https://www.lapassionduvin.com/foru...on-le-critique-entrepreneur?start=420#1025704
Neal Martin and even James Suckling rate respectably. The parade of bad critics begins with Antonio Galloni, who is described thusly (Wine-Searcher's translation): "Surprising right from [his] first en primeur tastings, big mistakes committed, never reassesses scores, only travels to friends. No integrity, also likes faulty wines. We advise basic wine training to gain credibility. To be forgotten; 80-82 points." Amazingly, there follows a number of critics who rate even lower. Bad writing was not one of the factors considered - perhaps difficult to assess across the language barrier.