That's a good question! So I have not personally read many wine reviews per se, but I have read a LOT about wine during my studies on how to describe the taste of a wine, how and where wine comes from, what makes wine wine, etc.

The most pretentious thing about the entire industry, in my humble opinion, is the amount of people who believe without a doubt that very expensive wine is objectively better. This is by far the biggest load of crap. Sure there is a difference between a $5 bottle and a $50 bottle, so long as you know what you're tasting you can appreciate the difference. I would even go so far as to say there is a difference between $50 bottle to a $100 bottle, because when you get to this kind of price (retail) you are generally getting wine that is very refined, wonderfully crafted and with a good vintage (i.e. age). But this would be my cut off point. Any bottle above $100 and you're buying prestige and heritage, not necessarily a difference in quality.

There is a ridiculous amount of wine on the market that goes well above $200-$500 per bottle. This is pure nonsense and exists solely for the rich to act rich. I have tasted many, many wines in my time that hold this kind of price tag, and each and almost every time, I am disappointed by the taste because I have tasted it so many times before in bottles costing a fifth of the price.

So this is the most pretentious thing about wine, people spending so much and thinking they're getting so much more. This and also the sheer amount of words used to describe wine without ever using the word grapes.

Besides OP's post?