1WineDude TV Episode 58: The Arguments For and Against Wine Ratings Inflation

[@1winedude]

Austin - I've got a different view. Because ratings have subjective and contextual elements to them, they can only really tell you where one person sees that wine on a continuum of worst to best in the world. That doesn't help you as a consumer in terms of whether or not you'd actually like it, which is far more important. So the rating only makes sense for you if already know that critic tends to favorably rate wines that you enjoy.

[@AustinBeeman]

...helping the market understand which wines to purchase. And youtube needs a comment edit button for when you accidentally hit done.

[@AustinBeeman]

So is a rating more objective or should they be graded on a curve? Should the rating reflect the quality vs its peers? If the rating is worth anything, it is worth