Depends on your wine merchant.We work with our merchant writing our wine list, and also on Wines of the Month.We have had a relationship for the last 7 years, and i am happy to use there knowledge to our advantage. I wouldn't think our wine list was "easy to spot", just because it was written with a big input from the supplier.It is in his interest to make my customers and me happy with a well balanced, thought out list. Obviously, a shady wine merchant would write a list that suits him best, but thankfully not all wine people are the same