Rate the Critics
Heavyweight wine critics like Robert Parker and Michael Broadbent have years of experience and a commitment to applying objective criteria when it comes to rating wines. But they still have their own preferences.
London wine merchants Roberson, who run a terrific store at the wrong end of Kensington High Street, invited Parker and Broadbent to rate a number of fine wines. Paying members of the wine-drinking public then tasted the same wines - without knowing the professionals' scores - and chose their favourites.
There may be something to the concept of a regional or national palate... the local guy won.
