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Locating Wines by Ratings
The stars beside a wine producer or grower’s
name rates the winery. The numbers rate the
individual vintage. Use the RATING key to look
up wines by their rating.
1. Press RATING.
2. Highlight a wine rating, then press ENTER.
3. Press
to view the matches.
4. Select a wine, and year if needed.
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Understanding Producer Ratings
According to Robert M. Parker, Jr., those
producers with four to five stars have been
selected because (1) they make the great-
est wine of their viticultural region, and (2)
they are remarkably consistent and reliable
even in mediocre and poor vintages.
✽✽✽✽✽
Outstanding
✽✽✽✽
Excellent
✽✽✽
Good
✽✽
Average
✽
Below average
