What is a 90 point wine? i dont really know anything about wines but starting to and just wanted to know?!
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On Lisa's answer, below: Agreed, to a certain extent wine preference is a matter of personal taste. In fact, top quality wines often tasty funny until you develop a taste for them. However, the ratings do tend to be fairly consistent with the expert tasters, say, within about five points. One taster may rate a wine at 90 points, another may give it an 85. Naturally, your local liquor store will post the 90 rating to push the wine, so doing a little homework here can pay off.
Answers: Wine Spectator isn't the only organization that rates wines in this way, but Finance Guy's answer is good. 90 points is an excellent rating. If you see a 90 point wine for under $15, you are getting a good deal.
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On Lisa's answer, below: Agreed, to a certain extent wine preference is a matter of personal taste. In fact, top quality wines often tasty funny until you develop a taste for them. However, the ratings do tend to be fairly consistent with the expert tasters, say, within about five points. One taster may rate a wine at 90 points, another may give it an 85. Naturally, your local liquor store will post the 90 rating to push the wine, so doing a little homework here can pay off.
Its a rating given by the magazine Wine Spectator. A score of 100 would be perfect, but a 90 or above is considered a top-notch wine. You can definitely find some 90+ wines for under $10, just takes a little looking around...
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90 Point Wine Sampler 6 Bottles
Here's a sampling of some of the greats. Each one of these six wines received 90 points or higher from the Wine Advocate or Wine Spectator. It's a broad cross-section from the U.S., Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy and Australia so each wine has its own unique character and style that clearly impressed the critics. You're sure to enjoy every one and best of all you save 15% off of the regular bottle prices. Sampler includes:
1-Saladini Pilastri 2003 Rosso Piceno Vigna Piediprato (90 WA)
1-Tait 2005 Ballbuster, Barossa Valley (92 WA)
1-Chateau Lascombes 2004 Margaux (94 WA)
1-Corton Grancey 1999 Domaine Louis Latour (95-100 WS)
1-Chateau Bon Pasteur 2004 Pomerol (90 WA)
1-Bodegas Norton 2004 Malbec Reserve, Mendoza (90 WS)
FinanceGuy and Zanti3 are both correct. HOwever, one thing to keep in mind is that a 90point wine doesn't necessarily mean it is any good...sorry. the point system, whoever's that you read is somebody's opinion. That particular person tasted it and assigned a number.
Take Beringer Nights Valley Cab Sauv from napa for example, that wine has scored 88 - 92 points since 1993. This is considered rather good wine based on the ratings. But I personally can't stand the wine. Never have and never will. I just don't like the taste. My friend at work absolutely loves it.
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