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Wine Spectator
It is an American magazine, based in New York, specializing in tasting notes and news from the wine industry. Founded in 1976, it has been publishing wine tastings and the Top 100 Wines in the world for over forty years. Wine Spectator bases its ratings on a cent scale as follows:
95–100 - Classico: a great wine
90–94 - Exceptional: a wine of superior character and style
The official website is: winespectator.com
James Suckling
He is internationally regarded as one of the most influential wine critics in the world and one of the most experienced critics of vintage cigars. 25,000 wines are tasted every year, an impressive number. For James Suckling too, wine ratings are expressed in cents.
The official website is: jamessuckling.com
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni – Vinous
Vinous's concept marks a new stage in Antonio Galloni's ten-year career as one of the world's leading wine critics. Its rating scale is expressed in cents, as per tradition.
The official website is: vinous.com
Wine Enthusiast
Tastingbook
In Tastingbook you can find the largest wine library in the world. Over 8000 wine professionals from 69 countries keep it up to date. In Tastingbook you will find the update of all the main tastings in the world.
The official site is: Tastingbook.com
Decanter
It was founded in London in 1975 and is the oldest consumer wine publication in the UK. It is the British counterpart of Wine Spectator. Although it is aimed at consumers, a significant part of Decanter's audience is made up of professionals.
The official website is: decanter.com
La Guida Oro I Vini di Veronelli
The Guida Oro I Vini di Veronelli is by far the wine guide with the greatest number of technical information on companies and products. The evaluation method is always in cents but for convenience it is assigned in a score in Stars, Great Beginnings, Best Tastings and Suns. In fact, on a case-by-case basis, the motivation for the vote is described instead of the tasting sheet.
The official website is: seminarioveronelli.com
Vini d’Italia - Gambero Rosso
It is considered one of the most authoritative Italian guides relating to the world of wine, annually reviews about 20,000 wines from the most authoritative Italian wineries. The guide assigns a score expressed in glasses (bicchieri) to each reviewed wine; in particular, the score varies from a minimum of one glass to a maximum of three glasses. The Star indicates the companies that have obtained the 3 glasses 10 times.
The official website is: gamberorosso.it/vini/
Annuario dei Vini Italiani – Luca Maroni
In 1993 Luca Maroni made the first edition of the Annuario dei Vini Italiani (Yearbook of Italian Wines), a report on the wine production of the best Italian companies today in its twenty-eighth edition. The votes are expressed in hundredths.
The official website is: imiglioriviniitaliani.com
Vitae
Vitae is the Wine Guide of the AIS, the Italian Sommelier Association. The AIS awards the "Quattro Viti" prize to wines which, during the tasting, carried out with the method of the Italian Sommelier Association, obtained a score of at least 91 points out of 100.
The official website is: aisitalia.it
Jancis Robinson
She is a British wine critic, journalist and writer of wines, considered a world authority in ampelography, and has to her credit numerous publications on the subject. The wine rating scale evaluates both the appearance of the wine at the time of tasting and its aging potential.
20 - Truly exceptional
19 - Sensational
18 - A cut above the others
17 - Superior
16 - Distinct
The official website is: jancisrobinson.com