There are 3 of them. That number is small because we launched this year, and we would rather publish a short honest list than imply a long one. Paying changes nothing about a score — tasters cannot see billing status, and the two datasets have no join path.
| Producer | What they buy | Rate | Crux | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemsley Trail Willow Creek District | Claimed listing | $149/mo | 89 | =37 | |
| Boye Grove Paso Robles Geneseo District | Claimed listing | $149/mo | 86 | =76 | |
| Steelhead Bench Adelaida District | Claimed listing | $149/mo | 84 | =104 |
Paso Robles median is 85. The highest score on this page is 89. The highest score on the site is 96, and it belongs to Marchetti & Braithe, who pays us nothing.
Scores come from blind pours logged against a producer ID. The billing table is in a separate schema and is not exposed to the scoring tools.
There is no featured tier and no promoted slot in the flight. The order is the order.
We do not take money to remove or soften a review. We have declined twice; both producers are still in the index.
Customers see their review at the same time as everyone else — when it publishes.
Yes. 3 of the 187 producers scored pay $149 a month for a claimed listing, and all 3 are named here with their scores: Hemsley Trail (89), Boye Grove (86), Steelhead Bench (84). None is in the top ten. A claimed listing buys the ability to correct factual details; it buys nothing in a review.
Because the scores are published next to the payments. The paying producers score 89, 86, 84 against a Paso Robles median of 85 — if money moved scores, the customer list would be the leaderboard.