Experiments have shown that people can't tell plonk from grand cru. Now one US winemaker claims that even experts can't judge wine accurately. What's the science behind the taste?
David Swaddle's insight:
Is wine scoring a complete waste of time?
If experts can't give consistent scores and the general public, professionals are completely fooled by labels and the general public almost random in their tastes,then why bother with wine scores?
Personally, I think that wine tasting is very important. It should be done by everybody, not just experts. Use personal tasting to eliminate those you don't like and discover wines that you enjoy. As for scores, I tend to ignore them as too often they're just an echo of the price.