How can a major newspaper like the Chronicle run a front page story that contains multiple, obvious typos? Is their copy editor drunk? Does anyone at the paper care that no one in the world takes the SF Chronicle seriously? The article, "Top Wines of 2006," was a magazine feature about the best wines of 2006. You know they’ve been working on it for months – there was no “breaking news” that necessitated an overnight, rush-job in the editing room. Again, were they all drunk?
You know, wine writing is just about the only coverage area the Chronicle does well, so it’s particularly infuriating to witness the newspaper’s overall ineptitude extend to wine coverage and the Sunday magazine. Can you find the errors? I only found two and I was reading the print edition. Once I found the second, I threw the magazine on the floor in disgust, so there may be more.
One more thing, who were the people who compiled this list of the 100 best West Coast wines in 2006? I couldn’t find the names of anyone but the author, a freelance writer who used to work for the Chronicle. Why not list all of those who helped judge? It would be highly informative and would give much more gravitas to the piece. Maybe it was just the author, sitting in wine country by herself in a stupor. Or maybe it was the entire staff of the SF Chronicle, which would explain why the paper is such a piece of junk: They're all so busy drinking wine, they don't have time to report, edit, or proofread.
I think I'm especially peeved because I bought the paper only to read this story. Unbelievable!
Thanks a lot Chron.
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