Sunday, 24 February 2013

What's with the scoring?

Wine is given a score out of 100, the closer the wine's score is to 100, the better the wine. There is also a rating out of 5 stars, again the closer to 5 stars, the better the wine.

Scoring a wine is left up to the professionals but they don't have the same tongue that you or I do. We all have different tastes. Similarly, not everyone likes spicy food while others love their food with spices. The same with wine, somebody might score a wine, a shiraz for example, a 96/100 but not everyone will enjoy that shiraz. 

Here is a link that I use consistently to appreciate the wine that I enjoy, along with a video showing that a wine does not need to be bought on rating but enjoyed with friends, family, colleagues or wine lovers to make a memorable lunch, dinner or night. 

Peace
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2 comments:

  1. Unknown27 February 2013 at 16:48

    agreed! i have tasted many wines that have "rated" and been underwhelmed. that said i have also tasted rated wines that they got spot on!! So here is a big question, if you could only have one wine in your cellar, what would it be :) great blog too!

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    1. Unknown3 March 2013 at 02:43

      Hi Steve, thanks for the compliment, please share this blog where you can. To answer your question which took me a long time and to be honest I don't think I have savoured enough wines to choose one. I guess that can be an advantage. The one wine that I would have in my cellar at this time in my life, and I do have one bottle left, is Tolloch 2009 JYT Selection Shiraz. It is the one wine that I have enjoyed the most and came to the forefront of my mind first.

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