

Wine Squares
We’re back, you know the rules, and if you don’t here they are:
- One box is voted on per day. The current box is bolded
- Please don’t be a fool and comment for a different box or future box, will not count
- Winner is top comment after 24 hours
- We then advance to the next!
Top 2 runner ups will be posted in the next post!
Runner ups with 2024 runner up:
Most Underrated Wine Region
– Greece
– Loire Valley, France
Most Overrated Wine Region
– Burgundy
– Provence
Most Underrated Wine
– Barbera d’Alba
– Txakoli
– 2024: Chenin Blanc from Vouvray
Most Overrated Wine
– Meiomi
– Prisoner
– 2024: Moët and Chandon Imperial Ice
Best Grape Variety
– Riesling
– Nebbiolo
– 2024: Nebbiolo
Worst Grape Variety
– Muscadine
– Pinotage
– 2024: Pinotage
Best Wine Label
– Mouton Rothschild
– Emmerich Knoll: Riesling Ried Loibenberg Smaragd
– 2024: Vietti
Best Newbie Friendly Wine
– Beaujolais
– Vinho Verde
– 2024: Rioja
Best Value Play Wine
– G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo / Barbera d’Alba
– La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza / Vina Alberdi
– 2024: German Riesling
Most Consistent Region
– Rioja
– Jerez
– 2024: Northern Rhône
Least Consistent Region
– Okanagan Valley
– Eastern Europe / Middle East
– 2024: Burgundy x5
Best Niche Grape
– Nerello Mascalase
– Furmint
Best New World Producer
– Catena Zapata
– Kumeu River
Best Sparkling Wine
– Krug
– Jacques Selosse Millésime Extra Brut Grand Cru
– 2024: Jacque Selosse
Biggest Unicorn Wine
– 2016 L'Exceptionnelle Vendange des Sept Domaines Montrachet
– 1945 DRC RC
Best Wine Prediction
– I believe the contrary that wine will take an uptick in about 15 years when young people start appreciating land, art, and human connection again
– The overall decline in wine and alcohol consumption will accelerate beyond past levels
by AustraliaWineDude

5 Comments
Was hoping that “prices go up” and “prices go down” would be the two runners up but I guess that works too
Thank you for these posts!
This was definitely one of the best threads of the year on this sub
that was fun and learned a handful of new things. thanks for doing it!
Appreciate this series! Looks like you changed some categories from last year to this year. Any thought on what categories you would possibly change for next year?