The Guide
Classification architecture.
Proprietary analytical frameworks for contemporary classification.
Frameworks
Six instruments of classification
SWA
Structural Wine Alignment
Assesses the structural coherence of a wine against its contemporary positioning environment.
IVP
Integrated Vintage Positioning
Integrates vintage-level signals into a unified positioning architecture.
RSC
Regional Sensory Consistency
Measures cross-regional consistency of dynamic sensory intelligence.
MBC
Multidimensional Bottle Classification
Classifies bottles across multiple contextual dimensions.
BAI
Bottle Alignment Index
Expresses alignment between a bottle and its venue environment.
WPS
Wine Positioning Score
The proprietary composite of positioning convergence.
The Shit Wine Index
Rankings across the Guide’s four principal metrics
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