Amy Mumma, coordinator and instructor of Central Washington University’s World Wine Program, demystified the wine rating game during recent wine industry talks to help make sense of the different types of wine scores published in various wine trade magazines and found in wine shops. Today, nearly all wine trade publications use the 100-point scoring system to rate wines, a system created by renowned wine critic Robert Parker. However, the Wine Press Northwest uses its own system, rating wines “outstanding” and “recommended” instead of using numbers. The following are the key points in understanding wine ratings, explained Mumma: • For critical […]