Wine industry members have a love-hate relationship with wine ratings—those tasting scores given by critics that can greatly influence wine sales. While some dismiss the wine rating game as being biased, high scores can result in financial gain for both the winery and grower. A panel of growers, critics, and winemakers recently shared their views on the quest to produce the perfect, 100-point wine. While perfect wine scores are rare, with only a handful of wineries achieving such status, two Washington State wines made by Quilceda Creek Vintners of Snohomish, a 2002 and 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon, received 100-point ratings last […]