Submitting Wines
Submit Wines By Sending To:
The Wine Panel
c/o The Barrel Thief
3417 Evanston Ave N #102
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (206) 402-5492
Wines delivered in person can be submitted in a regular wine box securely taped shut and clearly marked The Wine Panel.
Wines delivered via Fed Ex must be delivered in an appropriate wine shipping box securely taped shut and marked The Wine Panel.
Please submit two bottles of each wine you want considered as well as a check to The Wine Panel for $25 per varietal/blend submitted to help cover administrative and processing costs.
*If multiple submissions are sent together they will be held and safely stored until we have enough wines in their respective price/varietal categories to evaluate them together as a panel.
SPECIAL MESSAGE REGARDING COVID-19
THE SUBMISSION FEE IS TEMPORARILY BEING WAIVED DURING THE COVID-19 STAY AT HOME PERIOD AS WE KNOW MANY WINERIES ARE EXPERIENCING CASH FLOW ISSUES DUE TO CLOSED TASTING ROOMS.
AS THE BARREL THIEF IS ALSO CLOSED AT THIS TIME, PLEASE EMAIL US FOR ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY/SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AT WINELOVER99@COMCAST.NET
Your Scores
The evaluation of wines may take time depending on the number of submissions the Wine Panel has to evaluate. As we will only publish scores of wines that score 90 points or more, if you submit a wine that our panel does not currently meet the expectations for a 90 point or higher score for its price category, no score will be assigned.
Wines that do achieve a score of 90 or better for its price category will eventually be published on this site. We will also promptly email the winery this result along with the corresponding jpg image of the official Wine Panel score which can be used for marketing and promotional purposes.
The Pricepoint Categories Are As Follows:
Category $10 - $20
Category $20-$30
Category $30-$40
Category $40-$50
Category $50 +
Consumers expectations shift for wines they purchase based upon cost. A 90 point $10-$20 wine assumes the wine is delicious and above average in value for a wine under $20.
Thus if a wine is $50+ consumer expectations are obviously significantly higher, thus the judges expectations are also concurrently higher as well and to achieve a 90 point score or higher the wine must meet or exceed expectations for a super premium priced wine.
QUESTIONS?
Have any additional questions? Feel free to email us!