Blind wine tasting sheet
A free blind tasting sheet for one glass: look, smell and taste, then write your guess for the grape, region and age. When the bottle is shown, fill in the answer and see how close you were. Print the PDF, one per glass, or fill it in on screen.
What you type stays on your device. Nothing is sent to us.
How to use this sheet
- Hide the bottles. Someone who is not tasting pours each wine into a numbered glass, or wraps each bottle in foil or a paper bag. Write the glass number at the top of the sheet.
- Taste before you guess. Fill in look, smell and taste first. If you guess too early, you start tasting what you expect instead of what is in the glass.
- Make your guess. Write the grape, the country or region and the age. Note the clues too, so you can see later which ones led you the right way.
- Reveal and compare. When the bottle is shown, write in the answer and how close you were. Over a few tastings, you learn which clues you read well.
Clues and what they often point to
| Clue in the glass | Often found in |
|---|---|
| Lemon-green to lemon colour | Young, unoaked whites from cooler places, for example many Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Grigio |
| Gold colour | Oaked or aged whites, and many sweet wines |
| High acidity in a white | Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chablis, Albariño |
| Purple to ruby colour | Young reds, for example many Malbec, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Garnet to tawny colour | Older reds, and lighter grapes such as Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo |
| High tannin | Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo (Barolo), Tannat |
| Low tannin | Gamay (Beaujolais), many Pinot Noir, many Grenache |
| High acidity in a red | Sangiovese (Chianti), Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir from cool places |
| Leather, forest floor, mushroom | Older wines that have developed in the bottle |
These are general tendencies. Producer, vintage and climate change a wine a lot, so trust what is in your glass.
Questions
What is a blind wine tasting?
You taste a wine without seeing the label, then guess what it is. It stops the label, the price or the producer from changing what you think of the wine.
How many wines should we taste?
Four to six glasses is plenty for most groups. Print one sheet per glass for each taster.
Can I use it with friends?
Yes. Give everyone the same numbered glasses and their own sheets. Reveal the bottles together at the end and compare guesses.
Does it save what I type?
Yes, but only on your own device, in your browser. Nothing is sent to us. Use "Clear sheet" to remove it.
How do I print it?
Use the Print button to print the page you have filled in, or download the blank PDF in A4 or US Letter size and fill it in by hand.