Wine Spectator

[rlibkind]

What does it take to hang the Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" on the wall of a restaurant. We all know the answer is not much. I found that out a few years ago when visiting a restaurant proudly displaying the award whose wine steward told me they didn't offer any German rieslings because he didn't like them.

Here's further proof: Osteria L'Intrepido di Milano, a hoax perpetrated by a blogger/author in which Wine Spectator issued the award to a bogus restaurant and wine list.

Of course, the perpetrator of the hoax, Robin Goldstein, is hawking a book. And Wine Spectator did call the restaurant (getting an answering machine message saying it was temporarily closed), as well as get a confirmation by finding it on Google Maps as well as seeing comments about the restaurant on Chowhound, so WS at least made a cursory effort to check the existence of the restaurant, though they should not have been so easily bamboozled or believe that finding something on the web automatically establishes veracity.

[tim]

What does it take to hang the Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" on the wall of a restaurant. We all know the answer is not much.

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Hi,

I was told $250.00!

Tim

[NVNVGirl]

What does it take to hang the Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" on the wall of a restaurant. We all know the answer is not much. I found that out a few years ago when visiting a restaurant proudly displaying the award whose wine steward told me they didn't offer any German rieslings because he didn't like them.

WHY do I find that hilarious ??? Yet unsurprising .

[Special K]

What does it take to hang the Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" on the wall of a restaurant?

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Apparently no wall is even necessary!