The Wine Trials: 100 Everyday Wines Under $15 that Beat $50 to $150 Wines in Brown-Bag Blind Tastings
by Robin Goldstein
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Author: Robin GoldsteinEditor: Alexis Herschkowitsch
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-01
ISBN: 0974014354
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Fearless Critic Media
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Book Review: A bit misleading
Summary: 2 Stars
I have two major problems with this book. The first is based on the author's methodology: though the authors firmly believe that price and quality of wine are not strongly related, the expensive wines offered for comparison in blind tests were chosen at random, with price being the only criterion (ie. the expensive wines offered for comparison were not selected at all based on their quality). Second, the title states that the inexpensive wines listed in the book beat out the more expensive wines. But once you read the book, the author's clearly state that this was not the case for the portion of the study group comprised of experienced wine drinkers. In fact, these drinkers preferred the more expensive wines. So although most people can not tell the difference between cheap and expensive wine (and may even prefer cheap wine), people who know wine can tell the difference and prefer more high end wine, even in blind taste tests. I don't really care what most people think, only what i think. And based on sampling several of the top rated wines from this book, i strongly recommend that you not waste your money. I should say, however, that the authors' basic premise is valid - that blind tasting is the only way to judge a wine solely based on how it tastes. And i agree that it should be a part of every wine drinkers experience.
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