The most widely used marketing tool for wine is the score.
In just about every wine shop you'll find tags on the shelves stating that the above wine got a score from some self-anointed wine expert that supposedly indicates its quality.
But have you ever asked: On what was the score based? Is a wine with a score of 88 really 2 points better than one getting an 86?
Or, more i ...
Updated: Sat Apr 18, 2009