Well done Gus, especially the closing humor. I can honestly say that I have never, even when buying for a restaurant or hotel, paid attention to the 'score' a wine got from anyone, even Parker. They're great as marketing tools, but if I didn't trust the sales rep, telling me the score didn't change a thing. I learned to trust my own taste and the opinion of some colleagues as well as a few public reviewers whose judgement had been validated by my experience with the wine in question. That hasn't changed, and I've found your comments to be generally spot on.
Well done Gus, especially the closing humor. I can honestly say that I have never, even when buying for a restaurant or hotel, paid attention to the 'score' a wine got from anyone, even Parker. They're great as marketing tools, but if I didn't trust the sales rep, telling me the score didn't change a thing. I learned to trust my own taste and the opinion of some colleagues as well as a few public reviewers whose judgement had been validated by my experience with the wine in question. That hasn't changed, and I've found your comments to be generally spot on.