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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Is it time to scuttle the 100-point wine rating system? And where would Uncorked rate?
This great piece written by New York Times writer Gary Rivlin has fanned the flames of the Great Debate.
A few random questions….
— What does the 100-point rating scale mean to you?
— Why do we even call it a 100-point scale when it’s really something more like a 50-point scale, since no wine scores below 50? When I was in school, a 100-point scale MEANT a one-hundred point scale, and 23s were entirely possible ….
— What runs through your mind when you see an 88 or 89 rating? What about a 90 rating? A 99?
— Why do so many wines — especially in Parker’s Wine Advocate and the Spectator — end up in the 85-89 range?
— Would a 20-point scale have any meaning?
— Who was the first person to ever EVER assign a numerical score to a wine’s quality, when and where did it happen, and Lord help us, why? Because we should bring that person up on charges of crimes against humanity, even posthumously if necessary ….
— Whar score would you give Uncorked? A 75? 85? (shudder) 55?
Cheers!
Mark Fisher
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