- Wine Spectator
Infobox Magazine
title =Wine Spectator
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publisher = M. Shanken Communications
category = Wine magazine
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frequency = 16 issues per year
language = English
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firstdate = 1976
country =United States ,
website = [http://www.winespectator.com www.winespectator.com]
issn ="Wine Spectator" is a
magazine that focuses onwine . Founded as a newsprint tabloid by Bob Morrisey in 1976, it was purchased three years later by publisher Marvin R. Shanken. That year, its panel of experts blind tasted and reviewed over 12,400 wines. Each of the 16 issues per year contains a large section devoted to wine reviews and wine ratings.The magazine's consumer orientation is reflected in stories such as family conflicts among producers, the identification of producers whose wines suffered from systematic
cork taint , and alerting collectors to the proliferation of counterfeit wines. Among the critics in the magazine's tasting panel areJames Suckling , James Molesworth andJames Laube .The magazine organized and sponsored the "Wine Spectator" Wine Tasting of 1986 on the tenth anniversary of the "Judgment of Paris".
Criticism
Having started a restaurant awards program in 1981, the accolade has since come under some criticism.cite web|last= Hesser |first= Amanda, "The New York Times" |title= A Wine Award That Seems Easy To Come By |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905E4D9153DF93AA35754C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |date= July 9, 2003 ] At the August 2008 conference of the American Association of Wine Economists in
Portland, Oregon , ahoax exposé submission of the fictitious restaurant Osteria L’Intrepido by the author Robin Goldstein who stated the deception to be part of research for an academic paper,osterialintrepido.wordpress.com [http://osterialintrepido.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/what-does-it-take-to-get-a-wine-spectator-award-of-excellence/ What does it take to get a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence?] ] to discover what it takes for a restaurant's wine list to receive an award of excellence from the magazine.cite web|last= Mitham |first= Peter, "Wines & Vines" |title= Economists Question Real Value of Wine |url= http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=57843 |date=August 19, 2008 ] cite web|last= Bonné |first= Jon, "San Francisco Chronicle": The Sipping News |title= Awards: 'Hoax' on the Wine Spectator |url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/21/WI9712F167.DTL |date=August 21, 2008 ] cite web|last= Hirsch |first= Jerry, "Los Angeles Times" |title= Wine Spectator drinks a hearty glass of blush |url= http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-winehoax22-2008aug22,0,5377368.story |date=August 22, 2008 ] cite web| last= Yarrow |first= Alder, Vinography.com |title= Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards Exposed as a Total Farce |url= http://www.vinography.com/archives/2008/08/wine_spectator_restaurant_awar.html |date= August 19, 2008 ] cite web| last= Coleman |first= Tyler, "Dr. Vino" |title= Fictitious restaurant wins Wine Spectator Award of Excellence |url= http://www.drvino.com/2008/08/19/fictitious-restaurant-wins-wine-spectator-award-of-excellence/ |date= August 19, 2008 ] With nearly 4,500 restaurant applications, the magazine earns over $1 million each year from submission fees.cite web|last= Bone |first= James, "The Times" |title= The wine had a whiff of the barnyard . . . hoax review leaves noses out of joint | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/wine/article4592961.ece | date= August 23, 2008 ] cite web|last= Milmo |first= Cahal, "The Independent" |title= Honour for restaurant that doesn't exist | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/honour-for-restaurant-that-doesnt-exist-906539.html | date= August 23, 2008 ] Editor Thomas Matthews promptly published an official response on the magazine's forum site.Matthews, Thomas, forums.winespectator.com (August 20, 2008) [http://forums.winespectator.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6826053161/m/835102245 Wine Spectator Has Been Scammed] ] cite web| last= Ozersky |first= Josh, "New York Magazine" |title= 'Wine Spectator' Forum a Hotbed of Non-Controversy |url= http://nymag.com/daily/food/2008/08/the_wine_spectator_forum_a_hot.html |date= August 21, 2008 ]References
External links
* [http://www.winespectator.com Wine Spectator Online]
* [http://www.winespectatorschool.com Wine Spectator School]
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