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    • Welcome to Wine & Spirits Ratings

      By Canadian Rating's Institute

      IN VINO VERITAS

    • Why enter your products for evaluation?

      WHY ENTER YOUR PRODUCTS FOR EVALUATION?

       

      "Canadian Ratings Institute" provides the most expert and authoritative evaluation of spirits for producers, marketers, importers, distributors and retailers available. Careful, meticulous evaluation of each product. Powerful marketing support and collateral that helps build your brands and further promote your products.

       

      JUDGING METHODOLOGY

      • The finest judges, led by Guy Greve  drawn from our pool of buyers, consultants, journalists, educators and international spirits and wine experts.
      • Small judging flights to avoid palate fatigue. All products are tasted blind and matched like-with-like for judging.
      • Ratings using the consumer-friendly 100-point scale.
      • Our permanent evaluation center allows the judges to fully concentrate on each product’s profile without having to rush.
      • The Ratings and Tasting Judgment:

        The Canadian Ratings Institute organizes a Ratings-tasting every 3 months ( Four times a year) and publishes the results 10 days later, with a panel of 9 judges. The products are judged and scored separately. Strict Sommelier tasting rules are always applied.

         

        The judges write down their impressions of each product on score sheets. The scoring is done on a 10-point system, with 10 as the best. Platinum, Double-Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded according to a set range of final point scores received from the judges. The tasting notes that follow are summaries of the judges’ opinions, with all replicated commentary eliminated. The countries of origin are given, with a few tidbits added for each brand. The final result will be published on our website and all social medias. Award Medals and Ratings Certificates will be provided for each year by Canadian Ratings Institute.

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      Results are widely distributed to retailers, restaurateurs, bartenders, distributors and consumers through our affiliation with many of our business partners, the leading trade publication and price book reaching over 69,000 spirits and wine influencers in Canadian and U.S. markets.

       

       

      IN VINO VERITAS

       

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    • Wine Results

      90+ Point Rating Wines

       

      TYPE - NAME - VINTAGE - RATING

       

      Cabernet

       

      Honig 91

      BV George de Latour 92

      Stag's Leap 2011 92

      Dominus Napa 2005 90

      Franciscan 2010 91

      Hall 2011 90

      Worthy 2008 91

      Dry Creek 2008 91

      Freakshos 90

      Decoy 2012 90

      St. Francis 2010 90

      Alexander Valley 92

      Rutherford Ranch 91

      Louis M. Martini 90

      Chateau Smith 2012 90

      Avalon 90

       

      Pinot Noir

       

      Mirassou 90

      Bogle 90

      A to Z 2010 90

      Cambria 2012 91

      Mac Murray 2011 89

      Malbec Alamos 2010 91

      Bodini 2012 92

      Tinto Negro 2012 91

      Cigar Box 2010 90

      Gascon 2013 92

      La Postal 2008 90

       

       

      Italian Reds

       

      Massolino (Barolo) 93

      Murano Montepultiano 96

      Maremma Toscanna 93

      Monte Antico 2010 91

      Luccignani 2012 90

      Terrana Montepulciano 90

      Villaneri Montepulciano 94

      Banfi Castello 2010 95

       

      Pinot Grigio

       

      Santa Margherita DOC 93

      Bolla 91

      Ecco Domani 86

      Ruffino 87

      Murano DOC 96

      Cavit 90

      Barefoot 83

      Cupcake 81

       

      French Reds

       

      George Duboeuf 90

      Billa Haut 2012 91

       

      Red Blends

       

      Ferrari Carano 2011 90

      Menage A Trois 90

      Bridelwood 90

      Brancia 2011 95

       

      Shiraz

       

      Michael David Petite Petite (Lodi) 2011 91

      Seghesio (Zin) 2012 93

      7 Deadly Zin 90

      Rancho Zabacco 90

       

      Champagne

       

      Roderer Estate Brut 91

      Piper Heidsiek 92

      Heidsiek Monopole 91

       

       

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      Spirits Results

      Medals - Platinum, Double Gold, Gold, Silver, Bronze

       

      Name - Points - Medals

       

      Vodka

      Absolut 87 Silver

      Starka 90 Gold

      Siberian 96 Gold

      Ciroc 83 Silver

      Finlandia 87 Silver

      Luksusowa 86

      Thug Life 100 Gold

      Chopin 89 Gold

      Belvedere 89 Gold

      Ketel One 98 Gold

      Moscow Mauler 100 Platinum

      Jean-Mark XO 89 Gold

      Polar Ice 87 Gold

      Stolichnaya 87 Silver

      SK Carbon 100 Gold

      Khortytsa 89

      Tito's 89

      Pinnacle 87

      Swedka 89

      Wodka 83

      Monopolowa 87

      Krupnik 89

      Danzka 86

      Clique 92

      Eristoff 87

      Ultimat 93

      Nemiroff 89

      Moskovskaya 85

      Skyy 86

      Russian Standard 91

      Reyka 91

      Grey Goose 90

      Beluga 91

      Blavod 81

      DQ 87

      Mamont 89

      Pravda 85

      Three Olives 83

      Van Gogh 89

       

       

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      About the Scores

      Ratings reflect what our editors felt about a particular product. Beyond the rating, we encourage you to read the accompanying tasting note to learn about a product’s special characteristics.

        • 98–100
        •  
        • Classic
        •  
        • The pinnacle of quality.
        • 94–97
        •  
        • Superb
        •  
        • A great achievement.
        • 90–93
        •  
        • Excellent
        •  
        • Highly recommended.
        • 87–89
        •  
        • Very Good
        •  
        • Often good value; well recommended.
        • 83–86
        •  
        • Good
        •  
        • Suitable for everyday consumption; often good value.
        • 80–82
        •  
        • Acceptable
        •  
        • Can be employed in casual, less-critical circumstances.

      Products deemed Unacceptable (receiving a rating below 80 points) are not reviewed.

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      SAQ

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      NSLC

      https://www.mynslc.com

      CaAlco Distributors, Corp

      http://caalcodistributors.ca

      Opus One

      https://www.opusonewinery.com

      Brown_Forman

      https://www.brown-forman.com

      Hennessy

      https://www.hennessy.com/en-int/ca

      My Wine Canada

      https://mywinecanada.com/wine/ice-wine

      Cellar

      https://cellar.com//spirit_country/9/canada

      Crown Royal

      https://www.crownroyal.com

      Diageo

      https://www.diageo.com/

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