Talk:Wine competition

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[edit] History and article importance

In fact, the first wineries in the Pacific Northwest actually were located in Idaho. In the year 1862, vines were planted in the Clearwater Valley by two French and one German immigrant, credited with bringing cuttings from Europe. The expertise of these immigrants paid off, and by 1872 a thriving new region became known nationally for its wines, taking gold medals at expositions in Omaha, Buffalo, St. Louis and Portland. At the 1898 Chicago World's Fair a Clearwater River Valley wine won acclaim, and at the 1904 International Exposition, placed second behind Chateau Cheval Blanc.

I switched the importance to low. Wine Competitions are not a particularly important aspect of understanding or enjoying wine.Mikecase00 20:36, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Areas needing improvement

I switched the importance to medium, because wine makers and wine sellers constantly tout the fact that this or that wine won some award. One glaring omission from this article is a description of the point scale one sees in various publications, where a wine rated "97 points" is an indication of high quality. I came to this article wanting to know how these points were calculated. What is the formula for converting subjective judgment of various features of a wine into a number of points?

This article needs a lot of work. Besides the point system missing, the article also lacks a lead section, and contains historical descriptions without citations, with a writing style bordering on editorializing rather than compelling factual prose. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about this subject to repair what's wrong. -Axlq 03:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)