Ravenswood Vintner's Blend Zinfandel 2003 typicity
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:13:35 GMT, "Nils Gustaf Lindgren" Ahh, there is the rub. And, the joy of Zin! There are a wide range of styles and tastes in zinfandel...
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Michael Scarpitti" wrote ..... A fact of nature??? CODSWALLOP!!!!!!!! Guess what Michael - when it comes to wine - **THERE ARE NO RULES** In my forty-odd...
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Ravenswood Vintner's Blend Zinfandel 2003 typicity
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:34:25 GMT, "Nils Gustaf Lindgren" I used to know them when there were only eight...
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Ravenswood Vintner's Blend Zinfandel 2003 typicity
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Michael Scarpitti" wrote ..... And maybe one or two do make their way to New Zealand. But I am spoiled for choice. Unlike you, I am not blind to the possibility that Australia makes...
Modified Davis 20 point system
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Michael Scarpitti" wrote ..... With the greatest respect Michael, how would you know? You only drink Italian wines, and since Italy only accounts for about 18% of the worlds total production, that means you...
Modified Davis 20 point system
Then you have given that wine 6000 points, and when you can buy it for 4000 pennies, you are happy. On another day, you may only give that wine...
Modified Davis 20 point system
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Every one has their own palate & subject to the environment and general health. For instance you may a sore throat and be ultra sensitive to...
Modified Davis 20 point system
No. Precision refers to repeatability, as you said. Accuracy refers to a measurement falling close to the =actual= value. If you have something that is exactly 15.6...
Modified Davis 20 point system
Jose Tell me what you mean by 'precision' and 'accuracy'. Precision usually means falling into a tight distribution (91 =B1 2). Accuracy...
Modified Davis 20 point system
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Modified Davis 20 point system
Enough Scarpitti, enough !!! We all know your thoughts re tasting. We all know your thoughts re scoring. We all know your thoughts re consuming...
Modified Davis 20 point system
JEP62 What bothers me so much? That people take these scores seriously, that's what. A devil, more like it...
Modified Davis 20 point system
That some one likes them the same. Well, with WS it's more likely that the group average was the same. So what? Why could that possibly bother you so much? If you...
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Modified Davis 20 point system
JEP62 I was talking about two different wines with 91 point scores. They will taste different. See point above. Take two wines from the WS with identical scores (say a Barbera and a Barberesco) and...
Modified Davis 20 point system
Of course it does. I like one a little better so it gets a slightly higher score. Again...
Modified Davis 20 point system
JEP62 Two wines may differ ever so slightly, but that does not make one BETTER...
Modified Davis 20 point system
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