ON WINE!


Vintage Chart
1990-2000

We offer this vintage chart as a guide to getting the best value from what you buy or drink. This is not a Bible nor is it even accurate. It is simply a guide. Often, many vineyards, even in the poorest of years, will make a more than acceptable wine. A, vintage chart is used as a guide to the growing conditions in an area for a particular year. The information is supplied by government bureaus, private wine growing associations or other involved persons and organizations.

We have chosen a letter rating system rather than numbers because we feel that numbers tend to be very unfair to wines made during lesser years.

The Key

| Avoid | Poor | Mediocre | Good |
| Very Good| Superior | Exceptional | Outstanding|

CALIFORNIA

 

00

99

98

97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

Napa Red

 O S

S

O

S

S

S

V

V

E

S

Napa White

 O S

S

O

S

S

S

G

G

E

V

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 00 99

98

97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

Sonoma Red

 O S

S

O

S

S

S

V

V

E

E

Sonoma White

 O S

S

O

S

S

V

V

V

O

S

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 00 99

98

97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

Carneros Red

 O S

S

O

S

S

S

G

V

O

O

Carneros White

 O S

S

O

S

S

S

G

M

O

O

FRANCE

  00 99

98

97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

Bordeaux Red

 O S

S

S

S

E

E

G

M

M

O

Bordeaux White

 O S

S

S

S

E

G

E

E

G

O

Sauternes

 G S

S

S

S

E

E

A

A

A

O
                       
  00 99

98

97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

Burgundy Red

 V E

S

 V

E

A

G

G

G

G

V

Burgundy White

 V E

S

 V

E

E

G

V

S

V

S

Champagne

O

E

E

E

E

S

S

V

A

S

S

ITALY

  00 99 98 97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

Piedmont

 G E G O

O

M

S

V

G

V

V

Tuscany/Chianti

 G E G O

P

S

S

S

V

G

S

White

 G E G O

A

S

V

V

G

V

V

SPAIN

 

00

 99 98 97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

Rioja

G

V

G

M

 O

S

P

G

V

G

O

Penedes'

G

V

G

M

 O

S

P

G

V

G

S

PORTUGAL

 

00

99

98

97

96

95

94

93

92

91

90

Dao

 O

M

G

M

S

S

A

V

V

V

S

Port

 N/V N/V N/V N/V

E

S

A

S

O

V

V

| Avoid | Poor | Mediocre | Good |
Very Good| Superior | Exceptional | Outstanding

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