tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post4073489678888985536..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Suckling vs. Miller: The difference between scandalsW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-31600752553234018652012-05-01T14:10:31.981-07:002012-05-01T14:10:31.981-07:00Anon: Thanks!
Suckling is ALWAYS writing for peo...Anon: Thanks! <br /><br />Suckling is ALWAYS writing for people who are paying him. Professional authority should be enhanced by that, not diminished. People respect his taste, so they pay. Not that I see that as incompatible with the conclusion of the prior anonymous comment.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-29360628142352569062012-05-01T08:48:26.415-07:002012-05-01T08:48:26.415-07:00Seems to me there is a mashup of issues in the Suc...Seems to me there is a mashup of issues in the Suckling story: I see nothing wrong with writing for dollars. . the problem comes if his name is attached to the reviews/notes/etc that he's paid for. . .THEN he's being paid for his professional authority, not his writing, which is an entirely different matter. THEN his professional authority comes into question when he's writing for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-12756596403999414882012-04-27T11:20:17.846-07:002012-04-27T11:20:17.846-07:00Suckling is a walking scandal of pompous, dated ha...Suckling is a walking scandal of pompous, dated hair and walking douchebagdom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-6060531790041165072012-04-27T11:04:40.202-07:002012-04-27T11:04:40.202-07:00Nice article, Blake. I watched the video to the en...Nice article, Blake. I watched the video to the end, and spit up just a wee bit at the last "I'm here"Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817988151217470469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-472860967456179692012-04-27T07:27:01.208-07:002012-04-27T07:27:01.208-07:00Donn: So I turned off the comment-verification cap...Donn: So I turned off the comment-verification captcha and overnight I got a bunch of spam comments. Had to turn it back on. Sorry.<br /><br />Spammers suck.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-73489393019387411042012-04-26T15:46:59.607-07:002012-04-26T15:46:59.607-07:00Suckling seems like a monumental tool.Suckling seems like a monumental tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-58494991722744883662012-04-26T15:31:09.440-07:002012-04-26T15:31:09.440-07:00Donn: I don't see a problem with that either. ...Donn: I don't see a problem with that either. The question is, is Suckling pumping up his ratings or tasting notes to sell wine? Prove that, and you have something. But all accounts have it as blind tasting. What's wrong with buying and selling wines your chosen expert recommends? In that case, Suckling is just being a wine consultant, which is also a legitimate profession.<br /><br />ReW. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-74880995786122123912012-04-26T11:23:31.721-07:002012-04-26T11:23:31.721-07:00With the Quebec, does it make a difference that th...With the Quebec, does it make a difference that they have a FUTURE financial interest, not present, financial interest? That is, they can decide where to invest AFTER they get the reviews. BTW, I almost gave up on trying to read the captcha stuff. Please, get a better one.Donn Rutkoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-35666224910705748482012-04-26T07:33:08.336-07:002012-04-26T07:33:08.336-07:00Joel: Sorry, but the beginning of your statement d...Joel: Sorry, but the beginning of your statement doesn't recognize critical writing as a profession.<br /><br />Nearly every wine a critic tastes is something she wouldn't otherwise taste. The same goes for other critics as well. That's what professionals do.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-90217629145287704562012-04-26T05:42:05.548-07:002012-04-26T05:42:05.548-07:00The Paso Robles vs. SAQ analogy is a distinction w...The Paso Robles vs. SAQ analogy is a distinction without a difference. A critic / writer who's paid to taste specific wines s/he might not otherwise taste, and pen reviews (or make videos) for someone with a financial interest in selling those wines, faces an unavoidable conflict of interest -- regardless of who the paymaster is.Joelhttp://www.michwine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21243393942889399702012-04-25T17:30:58.974-07:002012-04-25T17:30:58.974-07:00Jo: You are advocating the Three Stooges style, wh...Jo: You are advocating the Three Stooges style, whereas I am trying for the more generic schoolyard 8-year-old style.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-24355583450219038492012-04-25T16:20:17.340-07:002012-04-25T16:20:17.340-07:00(Didn't work, nyah nyah.)
I'm not sure be...(Didn't work, nyah nyah.)<br /><br />I'm not sure because I'm not a writer but shouldn't this have 2 more nyah, nayah. I'm just saying;)jo6pachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243469700844995455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-68156043959447868412012-04-25T14:33:43.331-07:002012-04-25T14:33:43.331-07:00So let me get this straight, if you are a writer r...So let me get this straight, if you are a writer reviewing for a government body it okay to receive renumeration for services but not if you are doing it privately. I understand the Miller/Campo issue but not with Suckling.Robert Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-83041682277542464642012-04-25T12:33:03.260-07:002012-04-25T12:33:03.260-07:00It's a good point you make, It seems to me tha...It's a good point you make, It seems to me that any influence that suckling has gained in the wine Industry comes from his days as a writer. The guy is a decent writer.<br /> I don't know where he got the notion that he has the looks or the charisma to be a video blogger or to be on films. His videos are bizarre. There are just about two people that likes them: himself and his mother!!!Dapznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-35835190338376722212012-04-25T11:24:17.954-07:002012-04-25T11:24:17.954-07:00I'm here ... tryong to stop that video after w...I'm here ... tryong to stop that video after watching it for only 15 seconds...<br /><br />Even after all this time, I get the same reaction to it....SUAMWhttp://shutupandmakewine.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com