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Aaron Rubin
Grape Stomper
Posts:116
 | | 05/14/2003 4:04 PM |
| Here is more fuel for the WS conspiracy theorists:
The Unauthorized Guide to Wine Spectator" looks at wine scores in relation to
price, case production and geographic region for more than 90,000 wines reviewed
by Wine Spectator between 1993 and 2002
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030513/135646_1.html
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| JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts:8568
| | 05/14/2003 4:52 PM |
| | I would like to read a copy of both of their reports. | | | |
| TCK
Barrel Filler
Posts:1279
| | 05/14/2003 4:54 PM |
| | You can download them for free if you follow the links, I just browsed through and it looks interesting. | | | |
| JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts:8568
| | 05/14/2003 4:56 PM |
| | Those are just samples. | | | |
| GATC
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2420
| | 05/14/2003 5:02 PM |
| You can download one of them, but you have to pay for the other. Interesting reading. The one that studies the advertisers is $295.
Several things that stood out. Sucking reviews the most wines IIRC. Laube reviews much less. Laube also gives the highest average ratings. If you assume that the average quality of what he rates is higher than the rest, then this would make sense. I guess I could buy that argument, but his average rating is something like 87 (IIRC) and that is really high for what he reviews IMO.
Lot of statistical information, much of which is not useful. But when there is a lot of information, some trends stand out. I believe that Laube uses a descriptor for a wine very frequently that I would not attribute to that varietal. This is neither good or bad, but it helps you understand a little of where he is coming from. | | | |
| dinwiddie
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2177
| | 05/14/2003 6:02 PM |
| I certainly didn't find anything suprising in the report. The fact that the number of wines and average scores went up is certainly no suprise. The amount of wine and the average quality has gone up. Like most reviewers they don't usually taste the crap anyway since 1) the wineries don't send that to them, and 2) they tend to focus on either large producers or specialty producers. Average scores are up because the overall quality of wine is up. Number of wines reviewed is up because there are a lot more players in the game now. In 1993 it was mainly California, now it is world wide.
Is there a coorolation between being a Spectator Selection and availability and score? Of course there is and WS says so up front.
As to advertizing, not a lot available without buying the report, but it is sort of the tail wagging the dog. If you tend to be reviewed well by WS, you will increase your advertizing $$ in WS, etc. | | | |
| Edward Bowers
Palm Beach Gardens
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2072
| | 05/15/2003 7:17 AM |
| I see that Matthews read the report and commented.
He avoided the issue of ad $$$ vs scores that the review touched. | | | |
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