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One question that we get all the time is .."What do you use to
take notes on a wine ?".
Well there are as many "tasting sheets" as there are people to
make them up. We've seen ratings on a "20 point", "10 point" " *,***", "100 point"
... even a " one ptuee .. two ptuee .. orgasmic" .. scale.
We are dedicating this section to sharing various tasting sheets
with you so that you might find the one that best suites your needs. This is such
an individual matter, that most likely you will end up modifying one to meet your
needs. No matter what one you chose, the most important thing in your wine experience
is taking notes !!
Taking notes does two things ... it helps you develop the ability
to describe the wine in your own terms ... and .. it provides you with a wonderful
"diary" of wines that you have had. Even though we have some 20 odd
years of notes, there are many times where we were really sorry that we had not
taken the time to record some of the really great wines that we have had. Also
.. note taking is a wonderful way of keeping track of wines/producers that you
both like and dislike so that when you go to buy wine you can recall this information.
The following are some examples of tasting sheets. We'd really
like to have as many on here as possible ... so .. please drop us an email
the format that you enjoy using so that we can share it with others.
The Tasting Sheet that we use .... we've developed this
sheet over time and for us it really works and it makes us think about exactly
how we rate a wine. We've set up the tasting sheet so that you can print it out
... take it to a copy place and have them make copies on both sides of an 8.5x11
piece of paper. With this one piece of paper, you can take notes on 4 different
wines. It's easy to fold and put in your pocket to take with you to tastings,
restaurants, etc. We like to 3-hole punch ours so that we can keep them. Later,
we enter the data into the Cellar! Software that we use and thus we have a computerized
record of our wine notes. You really don't have to use a computer .. just keep
them in a binder ... you have no idea how much fun they are to read years later.
Ok .. to get the tasting sheet ... click on the link .. once
you see the tasting sheet in your browser .. set your page setup to have 0.25
top/bottom/left/right margins and page layout to portrait
.. then print it out .... use your browser's BACK key to return here.
Art
& Betsy's Tasting Sheet ( html format )
We've also created this sheet so that you can print on Avery Laser
Post Cards
( Avery product number 5389 ) These cards a perfect size to carry to tastings
for notetaking
Art & Betsy's
Tasting Sheet ( MSWord 7.0/97 format )
Art & Betsy's
Tasting Sheet ( MSWord 6.0/95 format )
Jeff S. contributed ... Two
tasting sheets that he uses. One in MS Excel format and one in Lotus 123 format.
Jeff's Tasting Sheet
in Excel Format
Jeff's Tasting Sheet
in Lotus 123 Format
Thomas M. contributed ... Here's
another version of a Broadbent derived tasting sheet laid out for doing comparative
tastings.
Thomas's sheet in MS Word Format
Thomas's sheet in Adobe Acrobat
Format
Paul C. contributed the following
Tasting Sheet. It is an adaptation of a tasting sheet used by Hugh Johnson and
Michael Broadbent. It is unique in that it offers suggested words to use ... a
nice start for beginners.
Per Paul .. The idea is to underline, highlight or whatever
the terms that match the wine being tasted, and obviously add any relevant comments.
Set your browser's page setup to 0.25 top/bottom/left/right
margins and print mode to portrait ... use your browser's
BACK key to return here ...... Paul's
Tasting Sheet
Mark K. sent in this Simplified Tasting Sheet.
Set your browser's page setup to 0.25 top/bottom/left/right
margins and print mode to portrait ... use your browser's
BACK key to return here ...... Mark's
Tasting Sheet
As long as we're talking about wine tasting .. you might want to visit your
Wine Tasting Page
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