Who are the wine critics with the closest ratings to the Global Wine Score? (NB: this is NOT a critics classification but a statistical study about scores deviation)

What are the differences between the Global Wine Score and users ratings systems (like Vivino)?

Bordeaux 2016, best vintage so far?

As main En primeurs ratings from wine critics for Bordeaux 2016 are released, the Global Wine Score gives an indication on the quality of the vintage 2016. It seems interesting to appreciate this vintage through a comparison with previous vintages from 2000’s.

The Global Wine Score data distribution

In order to be transparent about the way the Global Wine Score (GWS) is realized, it seems interesting to study the scores distribution concerning 4 critics and the GWS (currently aggregating scores from 20 wine critics). We will show how the consistency…

How to display the Global Wine Score on your website?

How does the Global Wine Score fit to the Bordeaux wine classifications?

There are plenty of classifications for Bordeaux wines. The main one exists since 1855 and concerns left bank Bordeaux wines (1er Cru Classé, 2eme, etc, …). Other parts of Bordeaux vineyards also benefit…

Behind the Global Wine Score

While wine e-commerce global market represents US$ 10 bn, wine lovers and investors don’t have many indicators to rely on to judge about the wine quality. The main indicators are wine ratings as well as tasting comments coming from various experts (critics) or countless people…

Bordeaux En primeur: Is 2016 a left bank or a right bank year?

As En primeur critics rates are released for 2016, it seems interesting to compare the Global Wine Scores obtained on the two Bordeaux banks in order to get a better idea on the future bottled wines.

Do the En Primeur scores predict well the future quality of wines?

In Bordeaux, En Primeur wine scores are traditionally released from April to June. The experts taste and assess the wine in barrel. Their scores represent the wine potential after ageing in barrels, once it is…

How do wine critics score according to their country?

As Global Wine Score calculation is based on wine critics scores coming from different countries, we’ve decided to compare these scores sorted by country. That way we should be able to see if a pool of experts from one of the countries…