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Ratings - Something About the Pros

I scour reviews on a regular basis and use them to point me in the right direction. I don’t always agree with the written reviews, and I love to taste a wine with a review in front of me to see where I stand with the assessment. Very often, I have found, the top critics favor a particular “style” of wine. Some prefer elegant, restrained wines while others prefer robust, powerful, super ripe, over the top stylings. Ratings can make or break a wine in a given vintage. I look for ratings in the 90s.

The following are a few online links to some of the critics that I use and recommend:

Robert Parker Jr.
http://www.winetech.com/html/rparker.html

Steven Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
http://www.wineaccess.com/expert/tanzer/home.html?back_issue_id=2061

Connoisseur's Guide to California Wines
http://www.wineaccess.com/expert/connoisseurs

Wine Spectator
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Home

Clive Coates
http://www.clive-coates.com