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Each wine tasting report includes tasting notes from a dozen to hundreds of wines in a given region or appellation. The wines are scored on the 100-point scale. Barrel samples or unreleased wines are given two-point ranges.

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The array of top wines in this week’s report is incredibly vast, with top-scoring bottles from Napa Valley, Mosel Valley, Champagne, Colchagua Valley, Wachau, St.-Emilion, Willamette Valley, Maipo Valley and Barolo. In total, we rated more than 600 wines last week!