Vintage Chart Basics Explained
The wine world changes so rapidly that it's practically impossible to keep track of all the wines available. In restaurants and wine shops, you'll b...
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Wine Spectator's editors rate new vintages and provide updates on older vintages based on blind tastings and analysis of hundreds of wines from each regi...
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The vintage score indicates the general quality of the wines on Wine Spectator's 100-point scale. A vintage that has been fully evaluated is given a sin...
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A score range, rather than a single score, indicates preliminary analysis based on unfinished barrel samples or a limited sampling of bottled wines before m...
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A "drink recommendation" suggests when most wines from the vintage will be at their best. These are general guidelines, not hard-and-fast rules. I...
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"NYR" means most of the wines from the vintage have not yet been released; without sufficient evaluations based on blind tastings, we can not prov...
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Most regions' charts reflect the vintages of wines still available in retail shops or at auction. For some regions, we go back farther, depending on the...
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