The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail’s 100-point scoring system represents the critic’s overall, gut-level impression of a wine, spirit or beer. In keeping with the international norm of 100-point wine scoring, the starting point for a pleasant beverage that deserves to be recommended is roughly 75.

Here’s what the numbers mean:

90 to 100:	Extraordinary – great complexity and harmony of flavours
85 to 89:	Very good – well-crafted, often a fine example of its category, just not a blockbuster
80 to 84:	Good – pleasant, well-made but lacking a special spark
75 to 79:	Fair – gulpable, decent but unmemorable

Further explanation