Médoc crus classés 2004 & 2006

Tom,Interesting points, but I think if nonaye knew a good or right way to taste most effectively, it'd be used by everyone. I believe that breaking up wines into groups of five, spread out over the day, is the way that Wine Enthusiast handles tastings but if that's the right way, not only would others have adopted this method by now, WE would be the top wine/lifestyle publication. We all know that it isn't even close, even if it is trusted and respected by many in the industry and by several thousand readers. Still, even with WE's system, there's often variation between what that publication scores a wine vs what WS, IWC , Parker or someone else does.I think of wine evaluation as like health care: Lots of different systems, not a one of them a perfect paradigm. the system is broken, and all we know for certain is that there has to be a better way. But nobody knows just what the hell it is. Yet.On the bright side, though, at least we're having the conversation now and with more enthusiasm and analysis than ever before. And we just might find that paradigm someday, now that we're all trying.On the bright side,