WineSense is a wine evaluation and appraisal service designed by Wine
Network to provide rapid feedback to wine producers and suppliers on
the quality and marketability of their wines.
Our tasting panel consists
of winemakers / wine judges with proven experience, not only in making
and judging wine, but also in assisting others to improve quality and
marketability.
We provide a practical
and independent appraisal of wines with useful feedback that aims to
help winemakers make better wine. Our experience in show judging has
proved to us that not all wines are free from faults. In some cases,
producers are too close to their wines to see these problems clearly.
For each wine tasted,
we will provide:
- A rating out of 20,
using the standard Australian show scoring system;
- Detailed comments and
tasting notes;
- A price-point indication,
advising producers of the panel's view on the wine's market position;
- Constructive comments
for improving the wine or rectifying any problems that we notice.
This appraisal is available
at a cost similar to entry in a national wine show. Producers will receive
a written response within twenty-one days and can be assured of a rigorous,
independent approach to the appraisal from the WineSense panel. All
wines will be tasted blind in an open tasting under strictly controlled
conditions.
WineSense provides an
excellent opportunity for impartial evaluation of wines. It is ideal
for, and has been used by:
- Winemakers seeking
preliminary assessment of show sample blends;
- Producers looking for
"a second opinion";
- Importers seeking opinions
on market suitability of foreign samples;
- Distributors requiring
quality assessment of potential client wines;
- Disputing parties seeking
independent expert assessment in cases of differing wine style or
quality expectations.
