Yo can not miss this post from the blog Vinography:

http://www.vinography.com/archives/2008/04/wine_critics_are_parasites_but.html

I'd like to know your opinion....

the wineries and (disinformed) wine drinkers? Hmmm.... yes... a sort of parasites with a strong symbiotical face linked to wineries ;)

Regards,

Jose

Well, if Jancis says so there must be something in it!

I feel this is just a good example of exagerating to make a point.After all wine makers need their parasites as they get lots of free publicity from wine journalists. I suspect it is a minor irritation and someone has to do the job!

Riki

Winemakers are the cows (or maybe hippos?) and wine writers the cattle egrets.

everyone agrees!!!

Telling what to drink? Well, it would be a kind of Shangri-La if we accept that's true, but we have to admit that their wage come from the same wineries that place nice advertising in the magazin they are working for... There're too many money streams on it, in this "industry" to see no other thing that interested actors. But hey! what's the problem being a parasite? I find none. Every "biological" life form has a reason to exist, isn't it? ;)

Regards,

Jose

Particularly in the Internet age, when most of us have become quite skilled at finding endless sources of opinion and taking them all with a large pinch of salt!