Sure, everybody has one, but then comes the moment to defend it. In this case

Sure, everybody has one, but then comes the moment to defend it. In this case Jancis has thrown a gauntlet she cannot stand by. The fact that Parker has become spokesman for the opposition may have helped polarize the debate but for me the whole thing is crazy.
Most people who’re talking on most boards--myself included now--have not tried the wine, let alone at that moment. The debate is mostly trivial (except for our Liquidator here, of course, who sees the whole of Western civilization conspiring against his way of life. I hope my exaggeration is obvious enough) and the so-called Parker ’attack’ on Jancis is of minimum relevance, as most other writers also seem to disagree with her, though sympathizing with her view of what claret should be.