The optimal international Standard for scoring the quality of wine
iS points indicate the quality of a wine using a 0 – 10 scale. A Good Wine will score from 5.5 – 6.5 iS points.
iS points indicate the quality of a wine using a 0 – 10 scale. A Good Wine will score from 5.5 – 6.5 iS points.
iS10 Winescale | Quality Description | Position in category |
iS 10.0 | Magnificent | |
iS 9.5 | Exceptional | Top end of Exceptional |
iS 9.0 | Exceptional | Mid range of Exceptional |
iS 8.5 | Exceptional | Lower end of Exceptional |
iS 8.0 | Great | Top end of Great |
iS 7.5 | Great | Mid range of Great |
iS 7.0 | Great | Lower end of Great |
iS 6.5 | Good | Top end of Good |
iS 6.0 | Good | Mid range of Good |
iS 5.5 | Good | Lower end of Good |
iS 5.0 | Ordinary | Top end of Ordinary |
iS 4.5 | Ordinary | Mid range of Ordinary |
iS 4.0 | Ordinary | Lower end of Ordinary |
iS 3.5 | Disappointing | Top end of Disappointing |
iS 3.0 | Disappointing | Mid range of Disappointing |
iS 2.5 | Disappointing | Lower end of Disappointing |
iS 2.0 | Unacceptable | Top end of Unacceptable |
iS 1.5 | Unacceptable | Mid range of Unacceptable |
iS 1.0 | Unacceptable | Lower end of Unacceptable |
iS 0.5 | Terrible | |
iS 0 | Not Rated |
The iS10 Winescale is the optimal international standard for scoring the quality of wine. It ranks wine in terms of quality irrespective of origin or price.
AWESOMME assesses the quality of each wine and reports that quality using the iS10 Winescale.
The iS10 Winescale is a logical, transparent and easily understood quality rating system for wine that provides clear definitions for each point on the iS10 scale. Find out more here.