I don't recall a general discussion about him on FT, so I am curious as to what my fellow FTers think about him, his reviews, and how vintners make wine to make RP stimulated.

Awhile back I was at (let me just call it "exclusive unnamed winery for a small group private tasting") and the tourman explained exactly how "RP sat here, and tasted here, and we all got wet, blah blah blah." (Not an exact quote )

The eventual tasting ended up being ok - I liked what I had, but I could tell that the palate they were trying to please was in the style of high RP scores. This isn't to say I don't like everything he likes. I like plenty of it. I just find it troublesome that in my not so humble and really uneducated opinion that many vintners are making vino to get the high RP (or perhaps WS) score, not necessarily what they would do but for the scoring system.

I find myself drinking more and more small winery product and relatively unknown imports, spending less, and enjoying them more than my vino lushismo of the past.

Discuss, if you care.