Fearless Critic

In 2014, Fearless Critic launched a new nonfiction imprint whose first title will be the March 2015 hardcover Blind Taste: A Defense of Fast Food & Cheap Beer, by Robin Goldstein, author of The Wine Trials.

In 2007, with the Houston guide, the series experimented with a letter grading system (from A+ to D−), but has since moved back to the original 10-point scale.

Fearless Critic has incited debate on food boards such as Chowhound over its harsh ratings.

[1] Fearless Critic's nonfiction polemic book The Wine Trials, by Robin Goldstein, sparked debate over its claim that non-expert wine drinkers preferred cheap bottles to more expensive bottles in scientific blind tastings.

It went on to sell more than 100,000 copies in three editions, becoming the world's bestselling guide to cheap wine.