The USA Wine Ratings looks to recognize, reward, and help promote wine brands that have successfully been created to identify with and target a specific wine drinker.
In 1995, Marks became the first American to receive the Madame Bollinger Foundation Award, which is bestowed annually to the MW candidate with the highest blind tasting score.
For all the wine trade’s love of terroir and sense of place the average wine consumer chooses what bottle to buy primarily on how much it costs, what it looks like and what it tastes like. And that’s exactly how USA Wine Ratings reviews the wines.
“We are confident that Tastry’s extensive patent estate and exclusive rights to use the underlying technology will provide Tastry with long-term market exclusivity”, says CEO, Katerina Axelsson.
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“We really put a lot of emphasis on creating a wine with good typicity, and one that wine drinkers will enjoy for a variety of different occasions. This award is really a validation of our winemaking expertise.” - Andres Nanni, owner of Bodega El Transito
Knowing a medal-winning wine has been given that score by a professional wine buyer based on its quality, price, value for money, and what it looks like is a lot more reassuring than just going on gut feel.