Ratings and symbols
| The precise meanings attached to the winery star rating is as follows; | |
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Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity. |
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Outstanding winery capable of producing wines of very high quality, and did so this year. |
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Excellent winery able to produce wines of high to very high quality, knocking on the door of a 5-star rating. |
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Very good producer of wines with class and character. |
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A solid, usually reliable, maker of good, sometimes very good wines. |
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A typically good winery, but often has a few lesser wines. |
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Has the potential to, and normally aspires to, improve. |
| Not Rated (NR) | A winery, often new, the wines of which I have not tasted in the past 12 months. |
| NX | A winery producing wines of good to excellent quality, but which did not submit samples for the 2008 edition of the Wine Companion. |
| Tasting notes | |
94-100  |
Outstanding. Wines of the highest quality, usually with a distinguished pedigree. |
90-93  |
Highly recommended. Wines of great quality, style and character, worthy of a place in any cellar. |
87-89  |
Recommended. Wines of above-average quality, fault-free and with clear varietal expression. |
84-86  |
Fair to good. Wines with plenty of flavour (usually varietal) and good balance; free of technical faults. |
80-83  |
Everyday wines. Price is particularly relevant; represent good value. |
75-79  |
Also tasted: usually wines with some deficiency, technical or otherwise |
| SYMBOLS | |
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The vine leaf symbol indicates the wineries that are new entries in the 2008 edition of the Companion |
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Indicates the winery offers cellar door sales |
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Indicates the winery has food: lunch platters to á la carte restaurants |
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Indication that the winery has accommodation available |
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Indicates the winery hosts music events: monthly jazz in the vineyard to spectacular yearly concerts. |
