Wine tasting journal

Remember every wine you taste.

A private wine journal for iPhone and Android. Note it in seconds. Find it fast.

Free to start. No ads. No feed. Rated 17+.

WineBudd journal on iPhone: seven saved wines with label photos, dates and scores.

A saved note in WineBudd on Android: Domaine Lescaut Chablis 2021 with its label photo, region and tasting details.

Three steps. That’s the whole app.

Snap the label

One photo, so you know which bottle it was.

Jot it down

Seconds at the table. Or write a full note when you have time.

Find it later

Search by country, region, vintage, score or flavour.

Stop forgetting the good ones.

You loved a bottle in spring. By autumn it’s a blurry photo. Now it’s the wine, your score and what you thought.

A saved note in WineBudd: Domaine Lescaut Chablis 2021 with its label photo and score.

Quick or deep. Your call.

Quick entry takes seconds. The full note walks you through look, smell, taste and quality, so you learn what to look for.

The Palate step of a full WineBudd note: sweetness, acidity, tannin and body.

Your palate, nobody else’s.

Private by default. Nothing is public unless you choose to share a note. No feed. No ads. The only score that counts is yours. Read exactly what we collect.

Find any wine fast.

Filter by country, region, vintage, quality or flavour.

WineBudd filter: wine type, country, region, aroma and flavour, and quality level.

Start free. Upgrade only if you run out of room.

Free

20 notes. 1 photo per wine.

Premium

$4.99 a month or $39.99 a year

Unlimited notes and photos. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial.

Prices shown in US dollars. Your store may show a local price.

Going to a tasting tonight?

Print a free tasting sheet. Keep every note in the app after.

Free printable tasting sheets (PDF) Tasting notes by grape

Questions

Is WineBudd free?

Yes, to start. You get 20 notes and 1 photo per wine. Premium removes the limits.

Is my journal private?

Private by default. Nothing is public unless you choose to share a note. There is no public feed and no public ratings.

Is there a wine tasting notes app without ads?

WineBudd has no ads.

Do I need to know wine to use it?

No. Use quick entry. Use the full note when you want to learn.

Which phones does it run on?

iPhone (iOS 15.1 or later) and Android. Both are on their app stores.

How is this different from Vivino?

Vivino shows what everyone thinks. WineBudd keeps what you think. Both let you keep personal notes; WineBudd is built around them.