Originally Posted by
bensyd
. . . but IMO the majority of wine writing/blogging is BS, because 99% of people won't appreciate the subtle caramels and boysenberries on the back of the palate.
I think that most people just make all those flavors up.
I've been on too many winery tours and the usual wine tastings, where pretentious jerks love to loudly go on and on about hints of this and aftertastes of that, only to be told, by those manning the bar, that no such flavors exist.