Wine Tasting Journal

A wine tasting journal for recording what you taste and building a personal reference that grows with your palate over time.

The journal includes 85 tasting scorecards for recording the wine's name, varietal, producer, region, vintage, ABV, appearance, nose, palate, finish and rating. Each scorecard has 44 aroma checkboxes as quick prompts, so you're not starting from a blank page when you're trying to name what you taste and smell.

Before the scorecards come a few introductory pages covering the basics: how grape, place, climate and winemaking shape what's in the glass, how to use the scorecards, how glassware, temperature and food make a difference, and why it's worth tasting a wine again. Then the two full-page wine flavour wheels, one for fresh, fruit-forward wines and one for structured, developed wines.

Whether you're tasting at home, visiting vineyards, joining a tasting group or building a collection, the journal gives you structure without getting in the way.

It also makes a good gift for anyone who enjoys wine, whether they're just starting to notice what they like or already keep notes on every bottle.

Many wine tasting journals are collections of scorecards with a flavour wheel and blank space for notes. This one has all of that, plus 44 aroma checkboxes on every page, practical prompts that help you notice what's in the glass. Two wheels cover different styles of wine, from fresh and fruit-forward to structured and developed. And a short front section covers the basics, so you know what you're looking for before you start.