Awards mean a lot in the wine world, if you are into looking at awards and the person who did the tasting, maybe your tastes have been taught to be a snob, that’s okay however beyond that what do awards mean. Though there are certain criteria with wines made in different categories there is really no solid scientific way to grade wine so the award the wine won only means something on that day, time and place for that specific set of tasters.
Awards are displayed proudly by vineyards and their wine makers however is there a point at which you can make since on what you should really be tasting? Some of the awards may have been from prestigious tasting galleries and some may have been from the local county fair which I don’t have a problem with however you may not know the tasters and the tasters may not have the best pallet. I’m not saying that I have developed the correct pallet for wines, but I do know what I like and it’s not what the next person may like.
Awards, great as they may be, should be talked about in reference to the wines that you’re tasting and the wines that you can buy or get by being a club member, if your interested in history this should be offered by the vineyard or maker as a history book, but it’s not likely that you are going to find any of those wines still for sale, unless you are a collector with a highly developed pallet with money to spend on wine that has long since disappeared from the casual wine connoisseur electric cellar.
There are vineyards that wine a lot of awards, but how many compared to the one down the street? Which winemakers won them? How many years in a row?
Awards establish vineyard reputation but really what you want to know is about the maker and their pallet.