Free wine scoring sheet
In my wine tasting rounds, I’ve often used wine-scoring sheets that were supplied by the proprietor of a tasting room or something a friend found on the Internet. I had often scoured the Internet searching for a tasting sheet that delivered a fairly comprehensive approach to scoring wine – something that displayed more than just six circles and a dozen straight lines. I often came up empty-handed.
So back in 2005, I decided to develop my own wine scoring sheet. And then I tested and tweaked it with the help of a group of friends that I regularly taste wine with. Since I loaded it onto my website*, hardly a day goes by that someone else isn’t searching for a wine scoring sheet and finds mine.
Based on the Davis 20-point scale, the Wine Scoring Sheet is meant to be used primarily for comparative blind tastings. It will serve both individuals and groups with its two-page approach. The first page is designed so that each individual in a group can score up to 7 wines. The second page allows a 12-person group to rank all wines based on the results that are tallied on the first page. There’s even room for adding your own notes.
Using the Wine Scoring Sheet, a typical blind tasting follows these 7 tasting criteria:
- Appearance
- Aroma
- Balance
- Body/Texture
- Taste/Flavor
- Finish
- Overall Quality
The Wine Scoring Sheet also includes a third page that lists a simple set of instructions for its use.
So if searching around the ‘net for a simple-to-use wine scoring sheet has left a bad taste in your mouth, consider trying the winehiker’s free Wine Scoring Sheet. If you like using it, please add your comments to this post – I’d love to read them.
*You can also find my wine scoring sheet on DocStoc.
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