Blind wine tasting kits are essentially the same as wine tasting kits, only you don't know what type of wine you are tasting. These kits typically come with bottles encased in cloth, blocking you from viewing the wine's information. Only after the wine has been tasted and rated should its identity be revealed.
Virtual Wine Tasting Kits
The virtual world has transcended the categories of virtually every product in existence including wine tasting kits. Virtual wine tasting kits are similar to video lessons or books on tape, only they involve a DVD player or a computer. They are relatively easy to follow. Many come with a few bottles of wine as well as a CD-ROM or a DVD where your very own wine connoisseur guides you through the world of wine. The CD-ROM or DVD will teach you how to assess the quality of the wine, determine if it needs to be aged or if it is presently suitable for drinking, and detect certain odors and flavors of the wine.
Wine tasting kits can be both fun and beneficial for any wine drinker. Most are extremely simple to use and easily encourage the culture and art of determining one wine from another — they provide an invaluable wine education. However, because wine tasting does involve alcohol, it's important not to make portions too big (or use a spittoon). Drinking too much wine can make you drunk, leaving you to have both an affinity for all types of wine and an unyielding desire for bacon.
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Article comments
1 - Judith
Good comments on blind wine tasting. In my opinion it is the best way to experience wine. I purchased a kit, I belong to quite a few tasting groups, of bags for blind wine tasting. You can kind them here:
www.baggedwine.com. I bought them on Amazon.com
Judith
2 - Paul Harrison
Hi saw you postings and throught you might be interested in checking out Virtual Wine
Virtual Wine events are live webcasts, where you can interact with wine expers and chat with fellow tasters - all from the comfort of your own home! The events are free to view - and great fun. You can pre-order tasting wines from the site before the events.
Let me know what you think!
3 - SWILLparty
We think that wine tasting party kits are a great way to taste wine with friends, especially in your own home where no one cares if you don't know a thing about wine. When you taste wines in a blind format, it becomes even more fun because your subjective taste has been removed and replaced with an objective adventure. I know the SWILL Wine Tasting Kit can easily be used to host a single party or to start a social wine tasting club. Social wine tasting clubs are a great way to meet new people.
In 2003, 12 of our wine-loving friends from Allegany, NY got together to celebrate the birthday of a good friend. Our first SWILL™ (Several Wine Imbibers Liking Libations) wine tasting party was such a huge hit that we quickly realized we had to do this againâ€"and soon! We now have over 160 members and have met people from our own small area that we would never have met any other way.
Our members take turns hosting and everyone pays a tasting fee, which covers the wine and tasting kit supplies. The tasting fee has provided us with the opportunity to sample some fabulous wines. If you want to learn more about wine in a fun social setting, consider a SWILL Wine Tasting and Club Starter Kit to get things going.
Cheers!
Eva and Anne