Deductive Tasting Grid

Why We Use a Deductive Tasting Method?

• To improve your ability to taste and ability to accurately describe the characteristics of a wine
• Form valuable taste references (or markers) that lead to logical conclusions when tasting blind
• Increase your overall wine knowledge by tying theoretical knowledge to what you taste
• Improve your ability to sell wine by developing a customer friendly lexicon of descriptors

We Recommend

• Tasting hundreds (even thousands) of wines a year using the same technique
• Learning the elements of the ‘Grid’ so they are second nature – repetition is key
• Using blind tasting to increase skill level and perception of the wine in your glass
• Consistent study to supplement tasting –  strong theory and successful tasting are closely connected

Download the Deductive Tasting Grid here.