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WHAT DO WINE

LOOK FOR IN A

udging whether a wine is good,
excellent or a waste of money is
often said to be a matter of personal
taste. Yet a huge industry of online
Jand offline media and gatherings of
thousands of judges in various places suggest
that wine can be objectively judged. Points
I did not spit out the last two and awards are allocated to the good, the
bad and desperately trying to be different.
wines on that day. There are The wine industry’s use and acceptance
of wine awards highlights that, without
always classic delights to knowing exactly which wine they are tasting,
experienced wine judges often agree on what
enjoy, as well as the new, in makes for a quality wine. Panels of judges will
use varied scoring systems with systematic
the world of wine “blind” tasting methods and proclaim the
golds, silvers, bronzes and the also rans. But

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