New Year (Wine) Resolutions

So now that Christmas has passed once again and New Years celebrations already seem like a distant memory why not make some New Year’s (Wine) Resolutions?  As part of your new year’s resolutions why not start to record thw wines you tried and in particular the wines you really liked.  This doesn’t have to be anything too fancy.  Start with basic notes and build up from there.  So did you enjoy a particular wine over Christmas?  Did you jot down the name?  Or save the label?  No? - Then dash out to your glass recycling bin and fish out your favourite tipples from the season.

To make a wine note for future reference you should record: What the wine was, its name, brand, country it came from, colour, grape variety and any other info that helps you remember it.  If you want you could also mark it out of ten.  Remember that it is also important to record details about wines that you may not have liked so much - this will help you avoid buying a style of wine you don’t like in the future.

A layout for your tasting note might look like this:

An example of how you could complete this tasting note would be:

Your note should reflect your thoughts and feelings for the wine.  Don’t feel anxious or intimidated about how you describe it.  Use words and phrases that you can relate to and which sum up the wine as it tasted at the particular time.  After you have written a few notes you will start to feel more comfortable about describing wine and should also begin to find yourself identifying flavours and tastes far easier.

Best of Luck!  Tom

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