For various reasons, we both love and hate rating wines. Ratings serve a purpose but many times strip a wine of the magic that it holds. For this reason we have developed our own personal system of scoring to better help remind us of what we thought of a wine when we tasted it. Just remember that there is no better judge of a wine than your own palate. If you like a wine then who cares what we say about it. As always we welcome comments/constructive criticism.

Catavino Rating system
0-5 grapes (worse-best)

- Flawed wine, corked, undrinkable, should be returned to retailer or dumped out.

- Poorly made, green tannins, over acidification, lack of extraction(Must be hard to drink)

- Uninteresting, not particularily true to style, drinkable, but not seekable!

- Good wine, with varietal correctness, and good drinkability (Everyday wine)

- Rich layered, well made, High drinkability. If applicable to the wines style; has potential to mature and develop.

- Special, unique in it’s perfection. Pushes the boundries, in a good way, of what this style of wine can be. Depending on style, high ability to age