The driving force behind the creation of PalatePrintâ„¢ was that we hated to go to the wine store.Standing in front of a seemingly endless number of bottles, how could you possibly know what to buy? What wine fits my palate? What goes well with the roasted acorn squash and Gorgonzola pizza I am […]
Entries Tagged as 'snobbery'
Feeling overwhelmed by wine?
March 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments
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Educating wine newbies
January 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Brian and I started building Winescorecard back in November of 2006. We framed our original idea of using a compute algorithm as a tool to help people learn what kind of wines they like - to generate personalized wine recommendations based upon a person’s own individual taste. At the time, there really […]
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How to (critically) Taste wine
January 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Most newcomers to wine will admit that they have no idea how to taste wine. And that’s good, because admitting that you have a problem is the first step. The second step is the online wine tasting course over at Wine lovers page.
It really is top-notch. You won’t find a better place […]
A Cheapskate’s Critique? Hardly.
October 29th, 2007 · No Comments
I was just reading July 2007 issue of Food & Wine magazine (I’m a little behind).
I like F&W - it is probably my favorite wine magazine. For the most part, it is not pretentious, gives good honest reviews, and has some truly wonderful recipes. Still, F&W succumbs to the snobbery sometimes.
Take, for […]
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Over my head
October 24th, 2007 · No Comments
I think the thing that bothers me the most about being interested in wine is that I am constantly feeling stupid. This is especially true when I read about wine.
I can read an article about wine and have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.
I should just accept that there are some […]
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