Eurovision wines Rating explained
We currently and where ever possible use Vivino, a European independent group most made up of millions of wine drinkers from around the world, coming together to make buying the right wine simple, straightforward, and fun. Vivino uses crowd-sourced data to personalize wine recommendations so that every community member feels confident about their wine choices. Created for everyone who likes wine—from the wine curious to the wine enthusiast—the Vivino app is available for free on both Apple and Android devices.
Are Vivino Ratings Credible?
Vivino uses a 5-star rating system in which users can rate wines 1 through 5 stars. This kind of rating system is commonly used across user-generated websites and apps. For example, TripAdvisor uses a 5-star rating system for travel recommendations, and Netflix uses the same system for movies.
We are often asked if the 5-star rating system is useful in wine: Are the ratings useful to consumers and are they as quality as expert ratings? The answer is yes! In an analysis conducted earlier this year, we found that Vivino ratings correlate strongly with expert ratings, confirming that Vivino ratings are able to distinguish good wine from average wine.
Here's how the Vivino ratings correlate with seven of the most acclaimed wine experts, who all use a variation of the classic 100-point scoring system. Wines rated 4.0 on Vivino are on average given 90 points from Robert Parker, Stephen Tanzer and Wine Enthusiast.
So how do you navigate the Vivino rating system? Here's some help. The average wine on Vivino is a 3.6, and around 40% of all wines on Vivino rate between 3.5 and 3.8. Here's what the distribution of wine ratings on Vivino looks like:
