Sometimes I geek out on charts… like this over-done one by Wine Spectator.

Basic Conclusions

• They tasted a lot of wine in 2019: 15,111 bottles (“All Wines” top left)
• There is a tremendous amount of great wine available
• The Best Wines – wine rated 90 or above
  • Four-way Tie: California, France, Germany and Oregon
    • California best: Cabernet & Syrah varietals
    • France best : Champagne & Burgundy regions
    • Germany and Oregon have no detail
•  The Worst Wine –
  • Anything from US states not in CA, NY, OR or WA

What does it say to me?

• Done Well:
  • A global summary of wine quality on one page
  • Color coding good: Green-best, red & yellow – worst
• Could use improvement:
  • They didn’t provide their own summary!
  • Data isn’t quite comparable as originally appears
    • California’s detail is the grape varietals
    • Other states have no detail
    • Nations are by regions rather than varietal
•  Liked Best:
  • They kept careful track of their tasting results
  • Oregon wines are as good as historical best, and
    • Are price competitive
    • With the note that I live in Portland, Oregon!