This is my collection of blog posts sharing the best wines I was lucky enough to drink each month, along with my tasting notes, Vivino ratings, and food pairings.
To put “BEST” into context: I am judging all the wines I drink based on their quality to value ratio, which is aligned with how I rate wines on Vivino.
Each wine I score is based on a 5 star scoring system, and I take into account the wine’s quality, uniqueness and deliciousness compared to other similar wines within a similar price range.
This means that a $5 dollar cabernet sauvignon that tastes as good as most $30 cabs will receive a higher score than an objectively better quality $100 cab, that also tastes as good as most $30 cabs. That $5 cab is a great wine at that price point and might get 4 stars, while the $100 cab might be a bit below average at that price range and get 2.5 or 3 stars. Even though the $150 cab is a “better” in a vacuum.
Remember we don’t drink wine in a vacuum, the cost of wines do matter (for most people) and the relative value of a wine is immensely important in judging it. Plus if you try to drink wine in a vacuum you will likely spill most of it and die.
Below you can find links to my best (valued) wine blog posts for each month.
Follow me on Vivino for all my wine reviews: https://www.vivino.com/users/thealanevans
Cheers!
– Alan
