Soave is not a grape Gary! The grape is Garganega

So, I’m still making my way through the archives (dang, that’s a lot of material!), so I apologize if this question has been asked:

Why is it that certain styles of wine routinely get higher scores than others? For example, every year a few Bordeaux wines will get 95-point and higher scores, even in off-vintage year. You can get a 95-point dessert wine at your local shop without even looking hard or breaking the bank. But the highest score in the entire WS database for Chianti is 96, and nothing over 92 points since 2001.

Shouldn’t each style of wine be evaluated according to the type, meaning you’d expect as many top-scored efforts in one style as another?

I dunno, just something I’ve always found misleading about wine scores.

Oh, and QOTD: Too many to count. Most recent was forgetting some at work just seconds ago. I apologize a lot, even if I don’t need to. Why not? It makes the other guy happy.

hey GV, you should be use to peeps busting your balls … 🙂

“this is bad” … ha ha ha ha

BTW … whatever happened to laid back Friday?

The B&G as an aperitif…I agree.
My last big apology was to my wife for spending over $1200 for orders from Wine Library! I did purchase way, way excellent wine though, and enjoyed every sip!
Thanks, Gary!!

Yes, laid back Friday would have been great today.

Maybe it’s me but almost any wine under 10 bones is going to stink to high heaven, especially any SOAVE. I have yet to try one that resembles wine.

As other posters have chimed in “widely available”? Not. Doesn’t matter anyway since they were a major PAZZZZZZZ.

QOTD: Geez, I have to apologize all the time for buying so much wine from WL. Sad, but true.

Gary,

My wife says watch how your palate expands when you start tasting baby food.

Can’t wait for the new descriptions.

All of us cringed at the “drinking canned pea juice.”

It might be worth the buy for a “I dare you to taste it” evening with friends.

Awesome!

Jolly green giant pea juice with a dash of lemon…..super! Im still bewildered by the 50+ mark however….if you got a score above average at school you would be pretty happy so why not give this a 20 points…..scores baffle me

QOTD: mmmm cannot remember

Thanks for trying wines that don’t require a draw against my home equity loan. While you had 3 strikes today, you and I know that there are some pretty decent wines out there around the $10 range. Keep plugging.
While the wines were disappointing, I continue to appreciate your reviews.
Go Canes!

Gary, I’ve got an original SNL John Belushi doll in the Bee outfit if you want to trade a bottle of NZ SVB for it. I saw the psuedo-bee doll in the New Zealand SavBlanc (Cloudy Bay) Episode and wondered if you’re a collector. Let me know!

QOTD: Probably to my wife for spending more than I know I should on wine. She’s right!

Yuck

NOT 3 Strikes!! The B&G was 85 points for a $8 bottle! Come on that’s good value!! I sell B&G, have been to their Chateau Magnol in Bordeaux and have gone through their wine training. Wines from all of the major regions of France; Chateauneuf du Pape, Pouilly Fuisse, Bordeaux, Beajolais, etc. Good stuff for the money!

QOTD: Talking up a bottle of Cakebread Syrah that I decanted, poured and then had to say was corked because it was so bad.

Ouch Ouch and Ouch That is the Thunder show…Comon G.V.

Yo G, Fuuuun Budget Vino Episode!! Drank Tons of B&G Vouvray in me
younger days and loooooved it!! A Great QPR Quaff! On the other hand,
never had a good Soave. That’s a pretty tasteless Vino……

sorry for stepping on your hair

QOTD: I apologize a lot.

Even PA carries that first wine, B&G Vouvray, 11.99. But not the other two. A big value play in PA this month is a Santa Ana Torrontes for 6.99 until May 31. It has “deliciousness” and it’s a nice sipper for this time of year.

QOTD: Last thing I apologized for was to my lovely wife because I went into work on my day off without asking her first when we had plans to spend the lovely day together.

Thanks Gary

Bad luck …

QOTD: The last thing I apoligised for was spilling tea all over a girl at a sushi restaurant last night. Probably my own fault as I knocked the drink over while carrying a friends handbag that clearly I didn’t have a license to drive!

Cheers
Andrew

QOTD- It’s too late to apologize (New Republic)

sorry- One Republic

ROUGH episode! See you at the home base soon!

QOTD: I most recently apologized to my room mate for procrastinating: I NEED to put our old fridge on craig’s list because it doesn’t look too stylish sitting in our living room!