Jeannie Cho Lee MW becomes Wine Lister’s fourth partner critic

(11 October, 2017) Jeannie Cho Lee and Wine Lister, the independent data- and technology-driven wine rating site, is thrilled to announce that Jeannie Cho Lee MW has joined as its fourth partner critic, representing the Asian market.

Wine Lister gathers data from multiple sources to assess thousands of wines on a truly holistic basis. Scores are made up of three main categories: Quality, Brand, and Economics. Critic ratings form a vital part of the Quality category, providing reliable scores and drinking window information.

Jeannie Cho Lee is an independent wine critic, a professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and an award-winning author who is the first Asian person to become a Master of Wine in 2008. She is currently a monthly columnist for Forbes.com, Robb Report China and Kris Flyer magazine with a circulation of 1.5 million copies. Based in Hong Kong, she writes about wine on her website, www.jeanniecholee.com, and has also published several books, including Asian Palate.

Adding to its unique collaborations with three of the most reputable wine critics in the world’s major fine wine markets – Jancis Robinson (UK), Antonio Galloni (Vinous) (USA), and Bettane + Desseauve (France) – Wine Lister is delighted to welcome Jeannie Cho Lee to represent the Asian market.

Jeannie Cho Lee’s scores have been added to those of Wine Lister’s three existing partner critics, and fed into Wine Lister’s bespoke algorithm to produce a Quality score out of 1,000 points. Wine Lister takes each critic’s minimum and maximum wine ratings and spreads these back out over the entire scale. As each wine critic scores differently (not just on a different scale), Wine Lister also accounts for the frequency of ratings and normalises scores for fair comparison. Each critic is weighted equally.

Ella Lister, Wine Lister’s founder and CEO, said, “Now in our second year, as we continue to grow and enhance our offering, it is a natural step to integrate critic data representing the key Asian fine wine market. Jeannie is the perfect fit, and we are proud to welcome her into the elite group of Wine Lister partner critics. We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship working together closely to provide the international fine wine community with the finest information and analysis.”

Jeannie Cho Lee MW said “It is an honour to be included among such a talented and wonderful group of wine critics. I am delighted to be working with Wine Lister, a company I have been following closely with admiration. I appreciate the unique, data-driven information provided by Ella Lister and her team and I look forward to working with them.”

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