Looking for a Tasting Group?
Welcome!
Tasting Group functions as a virtual blind tasting group for wine students or aspiring students and industry professionals.
This is a valuable opportunity to practice blind tasting for exam purposes, but also helpful in learning to identify certain varieties and become more confident in tasting! We have thoughtful conversations, but also tame the intimidation and have a lot of fun with it!
Here’s what happens when you join us!
➤ you train your palate to identify classic varieties (by integrating benchmark notes AND personal tasting notes)
➤ you build confidence in communicating what you’re tasting and feel a ‘heck of a lot’ more prepared if you’re going into an exam setting
➤ you become a part of an awesome community and form relationships with others in the wine world
Along with blind bundles, you’ll have the option of jumping on a member call each month over Zoom on the first or second Monday evening of the month (see dates below) 5pm PT / 8pm ET.
On the call, we blind taste with others and talk about the wines. Occasionally we have industry professionals hop on the call to add additional perspective!
We start in a whole group, divide into breakout groups of 6-10 to go through the wines, and then meet back in our whole group to reveal, talk about and ask questions about the wine.
Members are at all levels of wine knowledge. If you are studying for a specific exam, I’m confident that you will always be tasting alongside a few people within your certification or at your level. If you aren’t studying for an exam, you’ll learn a lot and enjoy the process!
2024 Blind Tasting Schedule
January 8th w/ special guest Vince Anter from V is for Vino
February 5th themed tasting (the wines share a country/region/or variety)
March 11th grab bag/anything goes
April 8th themed tasting (the wines share a country/region/or variety)
May 6th w/ special guest Nick Jackson – MW and author of Beyond Flavour
June 10th grab bag/anything goes
July 8th themed tasting (the wines share a variety)
August 5th w/ special guest Sarah Looper from LooperSomm
September 9th grab bag/anything goes
October 7th themed tasting (the wines share a country/region)
November 11th w/ special guest Jane Lopes – Sommelier, Educator, and Importer (co-founder of Legend Imports)
December 9th grab bag/anything goes
This is not an exclusive group, anyone is welcome, however, it is NOT a class or blind tasting 101. It will follow the typical structure of a blind-tasting group.
*AND Although we may discuss the tasting methods used with various certifications, this group is not affiliated in any way with The Court of Master Sommeliers, WSET, or any other certification group
If you have any questions about the group, format, flow, etc. as of this point, reach out here!
Hope to meet you and taste with you soon!
-Kendeigh
Choose your bottle option below and join in next month!
Payment is processed through my partner shop for your wine shipments.
2 Bottle
$75/m
+ tax and shipping
4 Bottle
$135/m
+ tax and shipping
You get:
2 or 4 bottles of wine (wines are included + prewrapped)
Blind Tasting Zoom meetup each month
Blind Tasting Materials and recordings
Blind Tasting Community Platform
Additional Open Label Tastings!
Doors are always open, but the CUTOFF is the 21st of every month!
You will sign up for the Blind Tasting using the link to my partner shop above! Once I get your order (around the 28th of each month), I will send you the link + information for the blind tasting call + the link to access all of the Open Label tastings which are included with your membership!
If you are interested in joining, but you live in one of our no-ship states (or Canada), please click below and I will be in contact ASAP about our alternative suppliers!
Want to ‘shadow’ our next call and see if it’s a good fit for you? You can hop on one complimentary meetup and see what you think! Complimentary shadow calls are granted every month, outside of Special Guest meetups!
I have been a part of this tasting group since the very first day and I recommend it to any wine lover of any level.
I learned that it’s not just about getting the correct varietal, but what thought process led you to that grape. I learn something new on every tasting, and I’ve made some incredible friends from all over the country.
This blind tasting group has given me so much confidence in talking about wine, I have built so many friendships, and I’ve learned so many different things at each tasting. I cannot recommend this tasting group enough!
Love how I am constantly challenged with the variety of wines each month! I learn so much from listening to what the other tasters are saying about each wine and how it makes me think out of the box when deducting each wine.
