Robert Parker classification system uses a quality scale of 50-100 points ( Parker Points® ) . The Wine Advocate takes a very strict and critical eye for wine , as it would be preferable to underestimate the quality of wine than overstate it. The numerical ratings are used only to strengthen and complement the full tasting notes .

The writer Tom Cannavan wine was a wine pioneer in the Internet , at the launch site wine-pages.com in 1995. In 2008 he was awarded the trophy and the recognition of International Online Wine Writer of the Year Louis Roederer (also was a finalist in the years 2010, 2011 and 2013) . In 2010 the Portuguese wine industry named it Wine Writer of the Year . Since then he has done tests in Portugal , to find the selection of the 50 best Portuguese wines.

            Quinta da Falorca Tinto Lagar Reserva 2004 is one example.

A guide to wine lovers on what to drink in Portugal and Australia. No points, no score , just honest and independent recommendations in conjunction with the up-to- the -minute coverage of people and places related to the wine.

Decanter is simply the " bible of wine." Each month provides recommendations on the best wines in the world , interviews with personalities from the wine , guides to the wine regions and the latest news from wine.        

         Quinta da Falorca, Lagar Reserva, Dão 2004 is one example .