With all the hubbub surrounding the different wine rating systems and discussion about the extent different factors play a part of them, I’ve decided to create a new system. This system incorporates every aspect of experiencing a wine. This system is a first draft and I urge everyone to please help me renovate and improve the 100-point system. Together, we can make a truly excellent system that will actually mean something! So without any other introduction, here it is:
Yes No
Price:
Did you have any reservations about how much the wine cost? -1 +1
Did your significant other need convincing for you to buy the bottle? -2 +2
Did your purchase cause you to not be able to buy any other necessity? -3 +3
Was the wine free? +4 n/a
Bottle:
Is the bottle made of glass? +1 +1
Does the bottle have a punt? +2 n/a
Is the empty bottle heavier than a full bottle of something cheaper? +3 +3
Is the bottle open? +4 n/a
Label:
Is the label easy to read? +1 -1
Is the label clean and free of any tears? +2 -1
Is the label eye-catching? +3 +2
Is the label counterfeit? -4 +4
Capsule:
Does the bottle have a capsule? +1 n/a
Are there signs of seepage? -2 +2
Is the capsule made of tin? +3 +1
Does the capsule match the label? +4 -4
Closure:
Does the wine have a cork? +1 +1
Is the cork/closure easy to remove? +2 -2
Does the cork/closure come out in one piece? +3 -1
Does the cork/closure match the label? +4 -4
Sight:
Does the liquid look like wine? +1 -3
Is a red wine reddish, a rose pinkish and a white wine yellowish? +2 -2
Is the wine clear of foreign objects? +3 -3
Does the appearance look off? -4 +4
Nose:
Are the aromas enticing? +1 -1
Does the wine smell clean? +2 -2
Do certain (positive) aroma characteristics come to mind? +3 -3
Do the aromas make you think about what you smell? +4 -2
Flavors:
Do you sense some mixture of alcohol, acidity, tannin and/or fruit? +1 -1
Do the flavors linger in your mouth for at least 15 seconds? +2 -2
Do the flavors make you want to take another sip? +3 -3
Is the wine balanced? +4 -4
Texture:
Is the wine liquid? +1 -3
If the wine is sparkling, does it have bubbles? +2 -2
If the wine is still, is it free of bubbles? +3 -3
Is the wine balanced? +4 -4
Overall impression:
Have you been drinking wine for more than 30 years? +1 -1
Have you ever had a better wine previously? -2 +2
Would you drink this wine again? +3 -3
Do you want to add 4 points just for the hell of it? +4 n/a
Does the wine have attributes that numbers just can't describe? * n/a
Add up your score and you’ve just scored a wine like a professional!
I’m __ points on that!
For those of you arithmetically inclined, you will notice that the highest that a wine can score in this system is 98* points for a still wine and 97* points for a sparkling. This is of course due to the fact that wines are living entities that can achieve perfection no more than you or I...
This is useless.
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ReplyDeleteIt might take longer to score a wine than it would to drink the whole bottle :)
ReplyDelete@Anonymous, thanks for you comment, I agree! This post was written as a satire of the wine scoring debate going on in the wine blogosphere and online wine forums...
ReplyDelete@John, thanks for reading. Follow on Facebook and Twitter too!
ReplyDelete@Pamela, you're probably right! I hope a few people had a laugh with this post and realize how silly the scoring/rating/critic debate is getting. Thanks for reading!
ReplyDelete@ColoradoWinePress: I'm relieved....
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