Winemaking taste of the wine. Brix (°Bx) is one measure of the soluble solids in the grape juice and represents not only the sugars but also includes many other soluble substances such as salts, acids and tannins, sometimes called total dissolved solids (TDS). Because sugar is the dominant compound in grape juice, these units are effectively a measure of sugar level. The level of sugar in the grapes determines the final alcohol content of the wine as well as indirect index of grape maturity. °Bx is measured in grams per hundred grams of solution, so 20 °Bx means that 100 grams
The Wine Advocate Thomases, Jay Miller and Antonio Galloni. While not the first American wine publication, nor the first to use a numerical wine ratings scale, "The Wine Advocate" was the first to widely adopt the 50-100 point scale and use it as parallel to the American educational grading system. This system was familiar to Robert Parker's original target audience—the average American consumer—and provided a guideline for quantifying a wine's quality in a standardize format. Retailers have used "The Wine Advocate's" "Parker scores" to aggressively market wines with high scores. The scores have also become focal points for collectors and wine investors who