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Related to when charts are updated, why vintages don't appear to be current, why not every region has a chart.
If you are a member of WineSpectator.com, you can visit the Vintage Charts section of our website and click on the Wallet Chart PDF link to print as many ne...
Fri, 8 Aug, 2014 at 3:36 PM
In most cases, we taste hundreds of wines before rating a vintage; at a minimum, for small subregions, we sample dozens of wines. For some wine types, blind...
Wed, 1 Oct, 2014 at 6:12 PM
In most cases, we taste hundreds of wines before rating a vintage; at a minimum, for small subregions, we sample dozens of wines. Few wines are released in ...
Fri, 8 Aug, 2014 at 5:41 PM
Not all regions or wine types call for a vintage chart. We've created charts for regions that meet three basic criteria:
A substantial amount o...
Sun, 31 Aug, 2014 at 7:02 PM
Too few Canadian wines from each major region and grape/style are exported to the U.S. market--a surprising and disappointing situation considering the prox...
Wed, 24 Sep, 2014 at 2:56 PM
Some wine regions are so large--with such varied climates and weather conditions--that a single vintage rating could be more misleading than revealing. We t...
Fri, 8 Aug, 2014 at 5:44 PM