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Fearless Critic Blind Wine Tasting Set: Includes four ISO-Certified Wine Tasting Glasses 12cl, 50 Blind Wine Tasting Forms, and a copy of "The Wine Trials: A Blind Tasting Manifesto"
The Fearless Critic Blind Wine Tasting Set includes everything you need to see through the pseudoscience and snobbery of wine experts and learn your own palate. This elegantly packaged box set, a perfect gift for any wine lover, includes four 155mm, 12cl ISO-standard glasses—the same ones used in blind tasting competitions by wine judges around the world—along with a set of 50 tasting forms, and a copy of a special edition of Robin Goldstein's provocative The Wine Trials , which turned the wine world upside down by proving that even wine experts couldn't distinguish cheap wines from expensive wines when the labels were concealed. Blind Taste will teach you how to taste wine, and why you should trust your own palate instead of following the opinions of wine experts, and the Blind Wine Tasting Set provides all the tools you need to put the book's premises to the test, challenge the opinions of experts, and investigate your own tastes in a rigorous, scientific way.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2014
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About the author
Robin Goldstein
29 booksLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Robin was born in 1961 a stone's throw away from the rapidly developing metropolis of Rotterdam in the little village of Maassluis (the Netherlands). After his studies in Cultural Sciences (entrepreneurship), history & archeology in Biblical countries, Robin was posted to Lebanon as an UNIFIL soldier. Shortly afterwards, he applied for a career in the French Foreign Legion for more than five years. It shaped his thoughts and actions. Still, he was unable to satisfy his hunger for a fulfilling life. He became a songwriter, adventurer and Author.
Robin studied & traveled for more than 25 years around the world for his quest for the origin & purpose of life. Robin worked in the field and did an enormous amount of research work on world historie, ancient cultural sciences, analyzes of traditional religions, theology and mysteries in general.
(Interim, he focused on writing and composing music and wrote several world hits like Pure Love & Take me away to paradise. Robin performed with many world famous artists like SNAP, Back Street Boys & Madonna during mega concerts at the Rotterdam Feijenoord stadium and New York Park).
But his quest about the origin & purpose of life went on. Robin recorded and collected the results of his journeys and studies in thousands of letters; he silently saved his notes and sketches in a large sea chest in a tower room in his castle. The image which emerged from his notes became increasing clear until, in the new millennium, Goldstein drew an unbelievable conclusion. And it was for this reason that, somewhere in the year 2005, Robin seated himself behind his desk to write Longing for the Stars so that he might share this information with the world. A completely renewed theory! In order to enable him to give this theory its own identity, Robin named it the 'factorizationtheory'. Robin Goldstein is founder and designer of the factorizationtheory.
Goldstein - Merchant in hope
We live in an era of secularization and individualization. People are free to decide what they believe. This seems like a position of luxury. But it's not. Too many options to choose from creates anxiety. People feel like drifting in a boat without a rudder.They are afraid of making choices that will leave them standing alone. This fear of isolation burrows under the skin, like poisonous vermin. Loneliness is probably the greatest of all fears.
The need to belong to a group is vital for each individual. Yet, in our world of today, this is a rear commodity. With our loss of religious belief, there is a great need for a philosophy that provides security. A way of thinking that empowers individuals and bonds them at the same time. A dream that unites people, a common purpose to strive for. This is where Goldstein steps in. This wealthy wanderer is a merchant in hope. He is a remedy for your deepest fears. Goldstein never let's you down. It's a landmark, especially for people who are searching for meaning.
A strong leader
Robin Goldstein is an adventurer at heart, who seeks to uncover the truth about the origin and destination of men. He is an Indiana Jones type of hero. A man with a mission. It was his traveling all over the world in search for truth that inspired him to share his thoughts in ‘Longing for the Stars’ . This book reveals surprising answers on fundamental questions as: “Who are we, and what is the purpose of mankind?”
Goldstein is a strong man who stands up for what is right. Defending those who are weak and vulnerable, which makes him an archetypal leader. Goldstein provides all the needs for a worldwide industry. Complete with a philosophy that function as a common dream and a range of services and products that aim to increase people's happiness.
The brand Goldstein could be seen as a church whereby Robin functions as a living messiah. Goldstein is like a spouting fountain of hope.
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Robin was born in 1961 a stone's throw away from the rapidly developing metropolis of Rotterdam in the little village of Maassluis (the Netherlands). After his studies in Cultural Sciences (entrepreneurship), history & archeology in Biblical countries, Robin was posted to Lebanon as an UNIFIL soldier. Shortly afterwards, he applied for a career in the French Foreign Legion for more than five years. It shaped his thoughts and actions. Still, he was unable to satisfy his hunger for a fulfilling life. He became a songwriter, adventurer and Author.
Robin studied & traveled for more than 25 years around the world for his quest for the origin & purpose of life. Robin worked in the field and did an enormous amount of research work on world historie, ancient cultural sciences, analyzes of traditional religions, theology and mysteries in general.
(Interim, he focused on writing and composing music and wrote several world hits like Pure Love & Take me away to paradise. Robin performed with many world famous artists like SNAP, Back Street Boys & Madonna during mega concerts at the Rotterdam Feijenoord stadium and New York Park).
But his quest about the origin & purpose of life went on. Robin recorded and collected the results of his journeys and studies in thousands of letters; he silently saved his notes and sketches in a large sea chest in a tower room in his castle. The image which emerged from his notes became increasing clear until, in the new millennium, Goldstein drew an unbelievable conclusion. And it was for this reason that, somewhere in the year 2005, Robin seated himself behind his desk to write Longing for the Stars so that he might share this information with the world. A completely renewed theory! In order to enable him to give this theory its own identity, Robin named it the 'factorizationtheory'. Robin Goldstein is founder and designer of the factorizationtheory.
Goldstein - Merchant in hope
We live in an era of secularization and individualization. People are free to decide what they believe. This seems like a position of luxury. But it's not. Too many options to choose from creates anxiety. People feel like drifting in a boat without a rudder.They are afraid of making choices that will leave them standing alone. This fear of isolation burrows under the skin, like poisonous vermin. Loneliness is probably the greatest of all fears.
The need to belong to a group is vital for each individual. Yet, in our world of today, this is a rear commodity. With our loss of religious belief, there is a great need for a philosophy that provides security. A way of thinking that empowers individuals and bonds them at the same time. A dream that unites people, a common purpose to strive for. This is where Goldstein steps in. This wealthy wanderer is a merchant in hope. He is a remedy for your deepest fears. Goldstein never let's you down. It's a landmark, especially for people who are searching for meaning.
A strong leader
Robin Goldstein is an adventurer at heart, who seeks to uncover the truth about the origin and destination of men. He is an Indiana Jones type of hero. A man with a mission. It was his traveling all over the world in search for truth that inspired him to share his thoughts in ‘Longing for the Stars’ . This book reveals surprising answers on fundamental questions as: “Who are we, and what is the purpose of mankind?”
Goldstein is a strong man who stands up for what is right. Defending those who are weak and vulnerable, which makes him an archetypal leader. Goldstein provides all the needs for a worldwide industry. Complete with a philosophy that function as a common dream and a range of services and products that aim to increase people's happiness.
The brand Goldstein could be seen as a church whereby Robin functions as a living messiah. Goldstein is like a spouting fountain of hope.
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