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The wine ratings are based on a 100-point quality scale, and are selected by each publication's unique criteria. Some wine ratings are expressed as ranges. When this occurs we will list the highest score in the range and note the full range within the tasting note.

Is rating from these critics important? Yes and No. It will certainly give you some ideas of what the world's most acclaimed wine tasters are thinking about the wine, however, the final decision should be made from your own palate. One’s so called 100 points Cabernet doesn’t always taste the best to everyone.

But, I can tell you that when these publications came up with the points, they go through a comprehensive measurement to come up with 92 points, rather than 91 points.

RP: Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

WS: Wine Spectator

WE: Wine Enthusiast
WA: Wine & Spirits

ST: Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

DC: Decanter

GR: Gamberro Rosso

FW: Food and Wine

And for those of you who want to know what WE thought about the wines, we have created our own rating systems. It does not involve any number points systems. Our rating system depends solely on the value of the wine over its price. We want our customers to know what we thought about the wine for the money.

Regardless how much the wine is, we want to give you an idea how much the wine is worth. Even if a $100 bottle of wine received 98 points from someone, if we did not think it was drinking worth $100, meaning if I wasn’t going to buy this wine for $100 for my dinner table, we will give a lower rating.

Our rating starts from one full MAB Logo to five full MAB Logos. Hopefully, you won’t find any wines with less than two MAB Logos; we will try to be accurate and honest with our opinions.

: "This Wine ROCKS! TOTALLY Worth More Than Its Price!"

: "Excellent For Its Price! Amazing Value!"

: "Very Good For Its Price!"

: "Hmm...Someone Is Asking For This Particular Bottle?"

: "You Are Drinking The Label, Not What's Inside"

As we build more data for our website, we will try our best to update and put more MAB Rating to wines.

Again, rating is just a tool give you more idea about the wine, your palate should have the final verdict.

Happy Tasting!

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