The real story is beyond the numbers.

  Robert M. Parker had only one thing in mind when he created the 100-point wine rating system: the ultimate, wine buying consumer—you and me. He designed a “school report card” rating system for us that was easy to understand and easier, yet, to utilize.   It eliminated the angst and uncertainty of what to buy, and replaced it with confidence and certitude.   I mean, really, what’s wrong about buying wines rated in the 90+ categories, even if you know absolutely nothing about the wine’s underlying grapes, the appellation or the producer?   Read on. Parker’s tunnel vision (as he called it) focused on smell, taste and texture. That’s it!   Details like the history of the area and the producer, or relevant social and cultural aspects were irrelevant.   It was democratic and hedonistic.   “Just the facts, Ma’am, just the facts” as Sergeant Joe Friday used to utter on the popular Dragnet TV series.   Unfortunately, in Parker’s ratings, there were no

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