Introduction
A lot of people drink wine, but not everybody knows how to really taste them. If you would like to learn a bit more about how to taste the wine, please click here. After you have done that, wine rating wine becomes easy, anybody can do it.
Find below an easy to follow scoring sheet and you will be able to rate any white wine and indeed all wines except for the colour part.
Rating form
| Tasting date: | ||
| Appearance (eye) | Maximum score 10 | Score: |
| Surface | Shiningly oily, clear, pale, multicolour, others: | |
| Brightness | Crystal clear, brilliant, bright, slightly veiled, very clouded, others: | |
| Carbon dioxide | Big bubbles, small bubbles, no bubbles, others: | |
| Colour of white wine | Green hue, light yellow, canary yellow, golden yellow, straw yellow, others: | |
| Aroma(nose) | Maximum score 30 | Score: |
| First impression | Pleasant, moderate, pleasant, unpleasant, others: | |
| Intensity | Strong, adequate, weak, very weak, others: | |
| Quality | Very nice, distinguished, honest, just, hard, others: | |
| Character | Floral, spicy, fruity, animal, madeira, others: | |
| Time | Long, medium, short, very short, others: | |
| Deviation | Carbon dioxide, sulphur, stale, vinegar, wood, others: | |
| Flavour (mouth) | Maximum score 40 | Score: |
| First impression | pleasant, good, just, bad, mediocre, others: | |
| Sweetness | Sweet, liqueur-like, dry, very dry, velvet, others: | |
| Body | Full, abundant, rich, small, stubborn, hot, others: | |
| Intensity | Strong, moderate, weak, short, long, very intense, though: | |
| Overall impression | Maximum score 20 | Score: |
| Balance | Harmony, very good, good, not good, others: | |
| Aftertaste | Fair, stable, not pleasant, healthy, strong, otherwise: | |
| Duration aftertaste | Very long, long, medium, short, otherwise: | |
| Negatives | Sour, vinegar, metal, mouse, rancid, bitter, otherwise: | |
| Total, maximum 100 | Score: |
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