https://spitbucket.net/2018/04/04/why-i-dont-use-scores/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-i-dont-use-scores Diary of a Wine Student Thu, 02 May 2019 20:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.9 https://spitbucket.net/2018/04/04/why-i-dont-use-scores/#comment-1000 Thu, 02 May 2019 20:52:33 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=3144#comment-1000 […] I’m not going to dive into another drivel about the scourge of score inflation or the silliness of […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/04/04/why-i-dont-use-scores/#comment-779 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 01:08:49 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=3144#comment-779 […] Verdict section, as I mentioned in my post Why I Don’t Use Scores, is my reconciliation of how I feel about the wine with what I paid for […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/04/04/why-i-dont-use-scores/#comment-400 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:40:21 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=3144#comment-400 […] I don’t personally ascribe much weight to critic scores, I do read the tasting notes for tidbits about the vintage and general style of the year. But the […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/04/04/why-i-dont-use-scores/#comment-269 Tue, 22 May 2018 06:24:30 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=3144#comment-269 […] overlooked because 3.5 is the “new 90 points”. This is one of the many reasons why I personally eschew the use of numerical ratings and instead evaluate wines on […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/04/04/why-i-dont-use-scores/#comment-252 Tue, 08 May 2018 01:04:41 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=3144#comment-252 […] it was just….wow! I think I finally found a wine that broke my mental 94 point barrier. It’s been over four days since I had this wine and I can still taste the amazing […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/04/04/why-i-dont-use-scores/#comment-244 Tue, 01 May 2018 09:00:48 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=3144#comment-244 […] critics as well the Wine Searcher Average of critic scores for previous vintages. As I describe in my post on my own personal approach to scoring, I prefer to rate wines with my wallet and whether or not I think they deliver enough pleasure to […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/04/04/why-i-dont-use-scores/#comment-225 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 04:35:56 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=3144#comment-225 […] at a higher price point. If I went with the upper end of my price ranges for each wine (which, like how I score wines with my 60 Second Reviews, is mostly based on what price I feel would be a good value for this wine) that would be $180 for […]

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