| Wine making is an easy, cost-efficient way to | | | | They are expected to get a higher rating as they |
| stock up on your favorite vintages. Although the | | | | age. |
| wine-making process is fairly simple, it's important | | | | 4. 3 star wines are what they usually call average |
| to follow the steps carefully to ensure you don't | | | | wines. They are made from ordinary ingredients |
| miss any elements. These steps will be crucial to | | | | but are soundly made. They are the same as 4 |
| the success of your batch. | | | | star wines in that they don't have noticeable flaws |
| Rating a wine is not for experts alone. This skill | | | | and they have excellent texture and taste. |
| can be developed by anyone with enough practice | | | | 5. 2 star wines on the other hand are below |
| and exposure and it starts with understanding the | | | | average. They contain noticeable flaws (ex. |
| elements in wine making and rating. | | | | Floating particles, unpleasant odor, watery |
| There are basically 4 areas where wines are | | | | substance, etc) due to extra tannin or acid. |
| rated. These are appearance, smell or aroma, | | | | However, they can be generally pleasant but lack |
| taste, and aftertaste. Below is some information | | | | complexity, depth, or character. |
| on how wines get their scores: | | | | 6. 0-1 star wines are usually homemade wines |
| 1. 6 star wines are exceptional vintage, so perfect | | | | that don't make it to the wine market. These are |
| that nothing more can be removed or added to | | | | commonly made from poor quality ingredients and |
| improve it. Only less than 1% of the total worlds | | | | they are noticeably dull. They are flawed, terribly |
| production of wine belongs to this category. They | | | | diluted, and imbalanced. |
| possess all the complex characteristics of a classic | | | | Wine tasting and ratings are usually done within |
| wine. They aren't usually sold online or elsewhere | | | | large groups. This group of people rate unlabelled |
| and tagged as collector's items. | | | | wines without considering the brand and cost. |
| 2. 5 star wines are almost perfect because they | | | | Their ratings are compiled to be used in |
| have extraordinary organoleptic characteristics. | | | | comprehensive analysis to determine the ratings |
| These wines have balanced richness, color, and | | | | and classes of wines. These are designed to help |
| overall harmony so that they produce | | | | buyers in choosing the best wine on the market |
| extraordinary texture, smell, and taste. | | | | today. Join Wine Tasting Party. Though these |
| 3. 4 star wines are 5% of the worlds production | | | | ratings can be used by buyers when buying wine, |
| and they don't have noticeable flaws and they | | | | they aren't guidelines that are strictly to be |
| display high character, finesse, and flavor. These | | | | followed. It will still be the buyers call on what to |
| are the types of wine commonly collected today. | | | | put in their cart when they are shopping. |