July 28 2006
Jerry Shriver, the wine critic and blogger for the USA Today has a series of posts from his turn as Judge at the Indy International Wine Competition. It’s an interesting couple of posts.
One of the things he notes is the vetting out process that he and judges go through in order to come to agreement on a wine. I would love to be a fly on the wall for that. He says in regards to this discussion:
In such instances, the panelists with the most expertise in winemakingoften hold the most sway because their analysis of technical flaws arethe most specific.
What he’s really saying is that the most gifted orator and persuasive personality usually runs the group—I’m guessing Jerry Shriver and his USA Today cred runs over the likes of Jill Ditmire who writes for the weekly Broad Ripple Gazette and does a local PBS show. I see her occasionally walking her dogs. And, yeah, nice woman though she may be, I’m guessing the likes of Shriver rules the day.
His series of posts is insightful because I won’t get any event or medal coverage from my local fishwrap. Clay Aiken and Brooks & Dunn at the State Fair will, however, doubtless, get breathless coverage.
You can find his three posts with an anticipated fourth post covering winners here, pt. II, and pt. III
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