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Meant as a non-definitive guide only, click on a rating to bring up a list of wines available from a particular region and vintage.
| 5 Top Quality | 4 Very Good | 3 Good | 2 Fair | 1 Poor |
 Drink Now |
 Ready but Will Keep |
 Keep |
| 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | |
| Champagne | 4 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4 |
| Bordeaux Left Bank | 3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4.5 |
3 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
| Bordeaux Right Bank | 3 |
4 |
3 |
3.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
5 |
3 |
| Sauternes | 3.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
5 |
3 |
3.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
| Red Burgundy | 3.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
| White Burgundy | 3.5 |
4 |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
4 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
| Northern Rhone | 4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4.5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| Southern Rhone | 4 |
3.5 |
2 |
4 |
4.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
| Alsace | 4 |
3.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
| Spain | 3.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
3 |
| Italy | 4.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
4 |
4 |
4.5 |
3 |
5 |
| Germany | 4 |
4.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
| North America | 4.5 |
4.5 |
5 |
4.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
5 |
| Chile | 3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4.5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| Argentina | 2.5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4.5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
4 |
| Australia | 4 |
3.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3.5 |
| Port | 4 |
3 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
3 |
4 |
