Key
to Our Rating System
| 13-14/20 |
Good |
| 15-16/20 |
Very
Good |
| 17-18/20 |
Excellent |
| 19-19.5/20 |
Extraordinary |
| 20/20 |
Unattainable
Perfection |
Rating
System Explanation
Our
rating system is based on the one used to grade French high
school students. It utilizes a 20-point scale, and reflects
only the quality of the wine. 20 points on our 20-point scale,
which we would write as 20/20, represents unattainable perfection
which no wine will ever achieve. Wines rated at 13/20 and up
are good, while the very rare wines rated at 19/20 and 19.5/20
are extraordinary. While a 15/20 may look like there is a great
deal of room for improvement, that score actually means that
the wine is very good, and is in the top ten percent of all
wine we taste. Only about half of the wines we try receive
a passing grade of 10/20, and we do not bother to post scores
below that level. Take note that we do not take price into
account while awarding a wine's rating.
