592114 Fri Jan 30 08:00:42 -0800 2009 3 33 Food Media and News 0 4372469 So says the Journal of Wine Economics (via the Los Angeles Times) ... http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wine29-2009jan29,0,2126857.story Money quote from the article: "In a study published Wednesday by the Journal of Wine Economics, Hodgson wrote that only 10% of the judges were able to consistently give the same rating, or something very close, to the identical wine sampled multiple times in a large blind tasting." Fri Jan 30 08:00:42 -0800 2009 11583 ipsedixit 1 4378639 Have you ever seen the results of one of the NON-blind tastings in which they have people taste IDENTICAL wines but have changed the labels? The wines from Napa of course always fare better than those from States not known for their wines. Try serving a wine with a label from Oklahoma or Indiana!!! Some friends did this at our home one evening, switching wines to prove to a friend that he was really full of it. They poured a decent but rather ordinary wine into a bottle from a well-known vineyard that had prices to match its status, and he raved. Half into the bottle, they came clean but what can you say? If I ever own a vineyard, I'm going to name it Veblen and hope for good things to befall me for my honesty if nothing else. Sun Feb 01 17:07:46 -0800 2009 4372469 32444 MakingSense 1 4378708 This is a subject that has been abundantly covered in the WINE board. Some liks below. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/397749 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/419607 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/591526 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/591728 Sun Feb 01 17:39:05 -0800 2009 4372469 28703 RicRios 1 4380206 here's an CNN article from Sept '07 about Fred Franzia (of two buck Chuck fame)... This guy is quite a character who thinks "... only suckers would pay more than $10 for a bottle of wine." What makes a wine judge a wine judge? Is there a certification or is it based upon being in the business? In other words, I agree how wine judging can be bunk/BS. Mon Feb 02 09:47:48 -0800 2009 4372469 56054 dave_c