Whether you are looking to host your first tasting or you are already a pro, I definitely encourage you to score, rate and make notes about the wines you taste if you are not doing so already. Rating your wines, even if it’s only on a scale of 1-5 instead of the RP or WS 100 scale, as well as jotting down some aromas and tastes you experienced gives you some data to go back to after the round of tasting has completed which helps you learn along the way.
Additionally, you can always add a little competition to your tasting that might get those who are little more tentative or not quite into the tasting thing just yet get more into it if they know they might get a little trinket at the end if they brought the highest scoring wine.
For some examples and templates for tasting score cards, check out my previous post on Hosting a Tasting as well as these 2 new cards we just created this year. Have fun!
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