WINDIANRECORDS Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just wanted to share this article whose title may belie its true argument, as it shares too many parallels with the "MP3 IS A-OK" group of journalists and 'people on the street' ... I don't want to paste the whole article here but here's a good little piece (excuse the language, but that's how the modern snarkers tends to write)... Cheap Wine Sucks: A Manifesto "But then, there’s this statement from the 2008 study, about tasters “preferring the cheaper wine unless [they’d] undergone wine training.” Uhhh, I’m sorry, maybe I was like bizzy reading a book—but is there something wrong with appreciating an object or an experience more because you have a better understanding of it? How many of us grew up eating way shittier vegetables than we eat now? Have we been “trained” to like organic tomatoes, and does that make us full of shit? Does the fact that it’s way more fun to watch football if you understand what the fuck a first down is make football the wine of sports?" Link to comment
new_media Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 That is one seriously long butthurt rant. My only comment is that wine preference is even more subjective than audio quality, and I see nothing wrong with preferring one wine over another just because you haven't been trained not to. Link to comment
bluesman Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just what we need - more wining............ Link to comment
Musicophile Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Nice article, made me lough several times, and in principle I agree with her. Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
speavler Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 a 2011 Napa Cab? Could have predicted the results.... Really wet year. A benefit of the current drought is the excellent wine it will produce. Link to comment
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