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Wine rating, the Glossary

Index Wine rating

A wine rating is a score assigned by one or more wine critics to a wine tasted as a summary of that critic's evaluation of that wine.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Aroma of wine, CellarTracker, Consumer Reports, Cult wine, History of wine, Homogeneity and heterogeneity (statistics), Investment wine, Jancis Robinson, Michael Broadbent, Mouthfeel, Robert Parker (wine critic), Terroir, The New York Times, The Wine Advocate, Which?, Wine, Wine color, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator, Wine tasting, Wine tasting descriptors.

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Aroma of wine

The aromas of wine are more diverse than its flavours. Wine rating and aroma of wine are wine.

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CellarTracker

CellarTracker is a website that stores information about wines and wine collections.

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Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.

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Cult wine

Cult wines are wines for which dedicated groups of committed enthusiasts will pay large sums of money.

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History of wine

The oldest evidence of ancient wine production has been found in Georgia and Syria from BC (the earliest known traces of grape wine), Iran from BC, Greece from BC, Armenia from BC (large-scale production), and Sicily from BC. Wine rating and History of wine are wine.

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Homogeneity and heterogeneity (statistics)

In statistics, homogeneity and its opposite, heterogeneity, arise in describing the properties of a dataset, or several datasets.

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Investment wine

Investment wine, like gold bullion, rare coins, fine art, and tulip bulbs, is seen by some as an alternative investment other than the more traditional investment holdings of stocks, bonds, cash, or real estate. Wine rating and investment wine are wine classification.

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Jancis Robinson

Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, ComMA, MW (born 22 April 1950) is a British wine critic, journalist and wine writer.

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Michael Broadbent

John Michael Broadbent, MW (2 May 1927 – 17 March 2020), was a British wine critic, writer and auctioneer in a capacity as a Master of Wine.

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Mouthfeel

Mouthfeel refers to the physical sensations in the mouth caused by food or drink, making it distinct from taste.

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Robert Parker (wine critic)

Robert McDowell Parker Jr. (born July 23, 1947) is a retired American wine critic.

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Terroir

Terroir (from terre) is a French term used to describe the environmental factors that affect a crop's phenotype, including unique environment contexts, farming practices and a crop's specific growth habitat.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Wine Advocate

The Wine Advocate, fully known as Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and informally abbreviated TWA or WA or more recently as RP, is a bimonthly wine publication based in the United States featuring the consumer advice of wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. Initially titled The Baltimore-Washington Wine Advocate the first issue was published in 1978.

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Which?

Which? is a United Kingdom brand name that promotes informed consumer choice in the purchase of goods and services by testing products, highlighting inferior products or services, raising awareness of consumer rights, and offering independent advice.

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Wine

Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit.

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Wine color

The color of wine is one of the most easily recognizable characteristics of wines. Wine rating and wine color are wine.

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Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast Companies is a New York based company that engages in the wine, e-commerce, information, education, events, media, and travel markets.

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Wine Spectator

Wine Spectator is an American lifestyle magazine that focuses on wine, wine culture and wine ratings.

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Wine tasting

Wine tasting is the sensory examination and evaluation of wine.

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Wine tasting descriptors

The use of wine tasting descriptors allows the taster to qualitatively relate the aromas and flavors that the taster experiences and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine.

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See also

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_rating

Also known as Parker Points, Rating (wine), Ratings (wine), Wine ratings, Wine score, Wine scores, Wine scorings.