Cheap Wine Ratings is all about finding good wine at affordable prices.
I’m Tim, the Quaffmaster General on this site. I’m based in Cincinnati, Ohio but I drink in all parts of the world. I enjoy wine, but I’m also too frugal to spend a lot on it. For years I’ve been searching for the best value wines. Wading through all the choices to find the best picks is no easy task, so I thought I’d share my search with others. And thus, cheapwineratings.com was born.
Although I don’t spend a lot on wine, I tend to be a bit of a wine snob. My rating process is very systematic and technical, with numerous qualitative characteristics evaluated to determine a wine’s rating. That rating is coupled with a descriptive review of the characteristics to give you a good sense of how good a wine is and why you’ll enjoy it (or not).
I find most wine publications focus on wines that are $20 and up… way up. Yet most wine sold is priced under $20. The general rule of thumb on cheapwineratings.com is that wines featured will be $20 or less. I may go over that price occasionally, but that will be rare and noted. In my opinion, you don’t need to spend a lot to get great wine, you just need to make informed choices.
I encourage your feedback and suggestions. You can contact me by sending an e-mail to tim (at) cheapwineratings.com
Wine Samples
I do accept wine samples from producers interested in having their wines reviewed on this site. However, I will not guarantee a review if you send wine to me. I may or may not disclose that I recieved the wine as a sample if the review is posted. If you are interested in sending samples, please contact me at tim (at) cheapwineratings.com.