Red Wine Rating
Simple 10 Point System
Although we have tremendous respect for today's current
red wine rating
system, we feel that it really can be simpler than using a 100 point scale.
Review all the different wine rating systems and you will see that they all judge on similar criteria.
Red Wine Rating Criteria:
The following 5 criteria are commonly used when evaluating wines.
It really isn't an exact science but if one can master the qualities
they prefer in a wine then selecting good quality wines become much
easier.
Please visit our
red wine tasting tips
page to learn how each criteria is judged:
Sight
Smell or Aroma
Taste
Balance
Finish
If
you are not a professional wine critic who rates wines for the major
publications, then we believe that wine rating should be simple, fun and
consistent. Above all else, it should be so reliable that you could
look at the results of your wine tasting scorecard and know instantly if
this is the
type of red wine
you enjoy.
For a simple wine rating scorecard please visit and print off this
wine tasting scorecard.
Please remember when performing your red wine rating to document the
vintage year, where you purchased it and what was your actual cost vs.
the retail price. This information can come in very handy especially if
the wine turns out to be one of your favorites.
There are so many wine vendors and online sources in which to order wine that tremendous deals can be had if you take the time to record the information on the top of the rating form.
No one knows better than we do, the times
we had a great bottle of wine and could not remember where we purchased
it or how much we paid for it!! So take the time to jot this
information down because you may stumble upon a real gem that you decide
will be a great addition to your
wine cellar.
