For more than 40 years, point scores have been a staple of the wine world. They've served as the basis for most wine media coverage, and as a result, they have become commercially indispensable. And by and large, they're a joke. Few things dumb down the discourse on wine more than these numbers, while the tasting notes that accompany them — which are intended to lend context — often offer very little in value. It is no wonder so many […]