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type='text'>Comments on Great Grapes: Working the numbers</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.greatgrapes.co.uk/feeds/1149722567801969761/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1342375431487770812/1149722567801969761/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.greatgrapes.co.uk/2011/12/working-numbers.html'/><author><name>Jamie Irving</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01570080833372876769</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='29' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_C4bmtf5LLnY/S8NBHbLMncI/AAAAAAAAA5g/zh5CJxk3hr8/S220/Jamie.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342375431487770812.post-7839402099099311747</id><published>2011-12-03T18:25:01.372Z</published><updated>2011-12-03T18:25:01.372Z</updated><title type='text'>Salient points, so to speak!  Points against: Besi...</title><content type='html'>Salient points, so to speak!  Points against: Besides the personal preferences, regional favoritism, and bias of &amp;#39;in-house&amp;#39; ratings (such as BevMO&amp;#39;s Mr. Wong), scores can carry too much weight in buying decisions.  Points for: This doesn&amp;#39;t take away from the benefits of a score, if you know/trust your favorite source and variety, as the score makes your decision easier and justifies a price differential. 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