No matter how many wines are entered, the bar is set so low to begin with that the results are essentially meaningless. Any really good wine that may sneak in is likely to be smothered in mediocrity.
Seattle City Light has long claimed that its Skagit River hydroelectric dams had little effect on salmon spawning grounds that the tribes say were blocked by Gorge Dam. But now the dams need federal approval for relicensing.
Lists like this one are built on a rickety foundation of caveats and qualifications, the most important being that musical taste is a curious impulse. Unlike film, unlike novels, it’s almost impossible to diagnose our musical ideals.
