Originally Posted by
briankoenig
To conclude an already too-long post, I will say that I will take the personal advice of a sommelier over a written RP score any day, since I trust that person to take my tastes into account.
Another plus is that someone you have access to (vs. one of these big-shot critics that you can perhaps only meet at charity dinners) can receive and process your feedback.. this makes the entire experience "interactive", and produces better results in the mid-long run.