Huge shout out to one of our faithful listeners Tim H (you can hear our conversation with him in Episode 183 WTF in Cinsault?) who took the time to create and send us his interpretation of our wine rating system. As you know, we rate on a scale of 1 to 10 - we do not give half points - and a rating of 7 or above means we would buy it, a rating of 4 or below means we are going to pour it down the sink, and a 5 or 6 means the wine is drinkable and even enjoyable, but we are not going to spend our hard earned money on it or recommend you buy it.

Tim, however, went a step further and broke down every number in the 10 point scale. Thank you Tim! Here you go:

Wine Pair Detailed Scoring

10 - Perfect or near perfect wine. Better than almost anything you’ve ever tasted. Make great effort to save up and buy as much as you can afford in every vintage.

9 - Excellent wine. Almost ideal. Make a point of buying some and seek it out at restaurants. Choose it above most other wines.

8 - Very, very good. Buy a few to have, look for it on wine lists. Would be very well-received as a generous gift.

7 - Very good. Worth buying if you happen to see it. Strong consideration on a list. Good housewarming gift.

 6 - Good to decent. Would not go out of your way to buy it but if it’s the best option it will be fine. No need to seek it out. Many better options.

5 - Just so so. Don’t buy it. Drink a glass if it’s offered.

4 - Not good. Not flawed but avoid. Maybe a redeeming flavor or scent. Take a polite sip and set it down.

3 - Not flawed but very poorly made. Dump it.

2 - Flawed wine (cork taint, brett, etc). Dump it.

1 - Awful. Potentially harmful if consumed. Dump it.

LOVE IT!!!