Excellent wines from Wine Spectator

Wine Spectator is an American trade magazine dedicated to wine descriptions, personalities and news of the international wine world. The magazine was launched in 1976 by Bob Morrisey and was superseded in 1979 by Marvin Shanken as the new editor, who is still responsible for the magazine today. The announcement of the magazine's top 100 wines and its "Wine of the Year" award are eagerly awaited each year. An incredible 400 to 1000 wine descriptions can be found in the 15 issues of Wine Spectator published each year. Wine Spectator's tasting and review committee is made up of distinguished wine critics such as James Laube, Harvey Steiman, Bruce Sanderson, Kim Marcus and James Molesworth. The famous James Suckling, who now has his own wine review website, wrote for Wine Spectator magazine from 1981 to 2010. Below is Wine Spectator's 100-point scale for rating wines: 95-100 -  Classic and Noble: a great wine. 90-94   -  Outstanding: a wine of exceptional character and style 85-89   -  Very good: a wine with special qualities 80-84   -  Good: a solid, well-made wine 75-79   -  Average: a good drinkable wine with possible minor flaws 50-74   -  Not recommended