Along with informational profiles of both winemaking regions and producers, The Wine Atlas presents notes on individual wines regarding how to serve, store, and pair with food. Included also are ratings lists of wines currently on the market.  Our market lists are organized by category, and updated weekly.

The site was created by enthusiasts to meet the information needs of wine lovers - with a minimum of hassle.  We also want to provide a guide to wines that concentrates on wines that are actually available at the moment.  Unlike a paperback guide, this site may be kept current.

The site will continue to improve and expand, so check in often for additions and updates.   

The site is completely free to use.

The wines are rated on a 100 point scale, but rather than focusing on them vintage to vintage, we look at the wines with a more holistic perspective.  We judge the wines in reference to their standard of quality as a brand as a whole, but with a particular emphasis on recent vintages.

Generally, the characteristics of the scoring ranges are as follows:

82 = Baseline: An average, everyday wine.  One should not expect from these wines anything by way of varietal characteristics. Often, these wines can barely be distinguishable from one another.

83 to 89 = A range of degrees of character emerges in this area. The higher up on the scale, the more recognizable these wines can become. Descriptors like terroir and varietal characteristics begin to make sense.  The potential of the wine to become something great also becomes a factor, and the skill of the winemaker becomes more and more pronounced. These wines are increasingly richer and more complex.

90 to 100 = These wines range from the simply excellent, to the legendary.