tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post2397564898009637720..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: You, Sir, Are A Wine Snob! Slap!W. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-66578388625743085272014-08-15T22:23:56.797-07:002014-08-15T22:23:56.797-07:00Oops, I'm a month late to this party. Your po...Oops, I'm a month late to this party. Your post reminds me of a CT reviewer who gave 90 points to a wine he felt lacked charm. Though he didn't identify himself by name, it just seemed obvious by his comments and low score, that the poster must have been Robert Parker writing incognito (for free nonetheless!)Jamal A Rayyishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00654652325802614036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-69962180040946842912014-07-18T00:25:07.195-07:002014-07-18T00:25:07.195-07:00Transcription error on URL:
http://www.washington...Transcription error on URL:<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-most-mesmerizing-stars-of-hollywods-oldies-but-goodies/2014/07/10/6c6d3aaa-f165-11e3-9ebc-2ee6f81ed217_story.htmlBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-62833755430687363662014-07-18T00:22:55.802-07:002014-07-18T00:22:55.802-07:00If CT comments rose to the level of James Thurber ...If CT comments rose to the level of James Thurber prose, I might actually waste some time on the website.<br /><br />The caption of his famous (dating back to 1944!) cartoon:<br /><br />"It's a naïve domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption."<br /><br />Give the image a few seconds to load:<br /><br />https://www.google.com/search?qBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-47547035283177811182014-07-16T13:07:48.023-07:002014-07-16T13:07:48.023-07:00If the CT reviewer felt that an 88pt wine nearly m...If the CT reviewer felt that an 88pt wine nearly made him sick....then I'd hate to try a wine he rates 87 pts!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573267840182461358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-42881374906050975412014-07-14T21:20:15.013-07:002014-07-14T21:20:15.013-07:00There's probably one thread a month on Wineber...There's probably one thread a month on Wineberserkers making fun of cellartracker reviews... not sure why your tweet would raise to much ire...Matt Mauldin https://www.blogger.com/profile/08730509895080535690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-19671386802112118852014-07-14T13:18:45.538-07:002014-07-14T13:18:45.538-07:00By the way, thank you for asking, I'm glad som...By the way, thank you for asking, I'm glad somebody did. Everybody rushes to condemn ... read that review again. Look at the terminology. That writer is no novice.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-86275187417902669182014-07-14T13:09:49.327-07:002014-07-14T13:09:49.327-07:00Patrick: I thought the review was an amusing comme...Patrick: I thought the review was an amusing comment on wine scores. I don't know who the author is, because it was a pen name, but I believe the author was well aware of that. So not only do I not think I was ridiculing anyone, I thought I was sharing something that was witty enough to make me laugh. <br /><br />W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-82505141246132398502014-07-14T11:19:44.884-07:002014-07-14T11:19:44.884-07:00Hmm. I agree that Levine was over the line, calli...Hmm. I agree that Levine was over the line, calling you a wine snob. People shouldn't bandy about terms like that, as you said. But I would also like to know why you bothered to tweet somebody's CT review of a wine. It did seem as though you were ridiculing somebody's lesser level of expertise. Patrick Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144823620170293402noreply@blogger.com