re: Wine reviews

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Try to find a small wine shop with a knowledgeable staff.

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Yes this is a good suggestion. Get to know them, and they can get to know your tastes.

Know which bottles are "drink now", in the 20-50 dollar range, and which ones may need a year or 10.

Those wine scores are all over the place, and some of the guys/sites that do them are notoriously fast and loose with the ratings.

The bottle you got was too early to drink most likely.


Also, Apps like Vivino, Delectable, Cellar Tracker are useful. Vivino is for the masses so a lot of popular wines and napa cabs get super overrated, but its still useful in aggregate. Delectable and CT have a far tougher crowd that will rate wines a lot harsher, but far less users.


Last, if a bordeaux tastes like a jug wine to you, even a young bordeaux...I don't know what to tell you.


The Reddit Wine board is also a good resource.