james laube's wine flights

The Dirt on Unworthy, Funky Wines

Posted: May 29, 2008 2:08pm ET

A couple of weeks ago I shared some of the superlatives I typically use in tasting notes to describe outstanding wines, those that score 90 points or higher. A reader asked for and shall now receive some of the terms that typically show up in reviews for wines that dip below the 80-point mark.

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