WINE RATING SHEET

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Wine Appearance Aroma Taste/Texture Aftertaste Overall Total Score

(score:0-3) (score: 0-6) (score: 0-6) (score: 0-3) Impression (max
(score: 0-2) score:20)

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APPEARANCE
3 - Excellent - Brilliant with outstanding 2 - Deficient - Undistinguished wine with
characteristic color. more pronounced faults than above.
2 - Good - Clear with characteristic color. 1 - Poor - Disagreeable flavors, poorly
1 - Poor - Slight haze and/or slight off color. balanced, and/or unpleasant
0 - Objectionable - Cloudy and/or off color. texture.
0 - Objectionable - Objectionable or
AROMA AND BOUQUET offensive flavors and/or texture.
6 - Extraordinary - Unmistakable
characteristic aroma of grape-variety or AFTERTASTE
wine type. 3 - Excellent - Lingering outstanding
Outstanding and complex bouquet. aftertaste.
Exceptional balance 2 - Good - Pleasant aftertaste.
of aroma and bouquet. 1 - Poor - Little or no distinguishable
5 - Excellent - Characteristic aroma. aftertaste.
Complex bouquet. Well balanced. 0 - Objectionable - Unpleasant aftertaste.
4 - Good - Characteristic aroma.
Distinguishable bouquet. OVERALL IMPRESSION
3 - Acceptable - Slight aroma and bouquet. 2 - Excellent
Pleasant. 1 - Good
2 - Deficient - No perceptible aroma or 0 – Poor
bouquet or with slight off odors.
1 - Poor - Off odors. TOTAL SCORES
0 - Objectionable - Objectionable or
18 - 20 Extraordinary
offensive odors.
15 - 17 Excellent
12 - 14 Good
TASTE AND TEXTURE
9 - 11 Commercially Acceptable
6 - Extraordinary - Unmistakable
characteristic flavor of grape-variety or 6 - 8 Deficient
winetype. 0 - 5 Poor and Objectionable
Extraordinary balance. Smooth, full-bodied
and
overwhelming.
5 - Excellent - All of the above but a little
less. Excellent but not
overwhelming.
4 - Good - Characteristic grape-variety or
wine-type flavor. Good
balance. Smooth. May have minor
imperfections.
3 - Acceptable - Undistinguished wine but
pleasant. May have minor off flavors.
May be slightly out of balance, and/or
somewhat thin or rough.
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Hedonic Scale for Wine

Sample Dislike Very Dislike Neither Like Like Like Very

Much or Dislike Much

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