If you've read this blog for any amount of time, you'll know that 1. I'm not a huge 'follow the ratings' kind of drinker. Ratings are subjective and completely depend upon the palette of someone I don't know. In other words, I don't blindly buy a wine because it has 92 points. And 2. I'm cheap. I stand firmly in my belief that great wine doesn't have to be expensive.
So it's crazy that I'm personally so thrilled to see this list of wines. But I really feel that this list is a departure from most ratings and is truly more in alignment with today's wine drinker. We're a little more knowledgeable about wine in general, know that great wines come from some obscure places and want the best bang for our buck.
The official start to the list is "...Wine Enthusiast 100-point scale is high in relation to its price (a very precise formula we keep to ourselves, but 88-points and $10 are approximate yardsticks), it merits a Best Buy designation. Only about 5% of the wines we review annually merit this designation, and what you’re seeing on these next pages is a very elite grouping drawn from that already limited group. Enjoy, shop wisely, drink well, give thanks."
Brilliant! I glanced through the list and there were already a good dozen I want to buy right now. Don't take my word for it - go check it out for yourself here.
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