GoodHolidayStore planning guide
Wine Tasting Scorecards and Paper Games
Choose a blind score sheet when guests will identify five numbered wines, Bottle Awards when they will vote for favorites, or aroma matching for a paper-only activity. These formats have different answer systems, so prepare the host material for the one you choose.
Keep the blind-tasting reveal consistent
Blind Wine Tasting Score Sheet has five numbered sample sections. Guests record color-family, grape-or-style and country-or-region notes, then score after the host reveals the labels.
The host supplies and numbers the samples. Keep a private record connecting each sample number with its bottle so the reveal matches what guests tasted. The printable itself does not supply the wines or an answer key for your selected bottles.
Print one sheet per guest in US Letter or A4. The fixed PDF in each size has two pages. Check the actual sheet before arranging the tasting so the information you intend to reveal fits its structure.
Use awards for preference rather than identification
Bottle Awards contains ten categories. Guests write one winning bottle number for each award, and the bottle with the most category wins becomes Bottle of the Night.
The stated tie rule is a final group vote between tied bottles. This produces a group preference result; it is a different task from correctly identifying a hidden sample.
Supply and number the wines, print one scorecard per guest and provide pens. Its one-page PDFs come in A4 and US Letter. Explain the award procedure before gathering votes so participants know whether they are choosing favorites or guessing identities.
Offer written matching without a tasting task
Wine Aroma Matching gives guests ten written clues to match with lettered answers. An answer key is included.
The description explicitly says no aroma kit or wine is supplied. It is a printed matching exercise, not a blind smell test. Keep the key with the host and give guests only the activity page.
This provides a separate way to join a wine-themed evening without completing the sample-identification or bottle-voting activity.
Put each game in its own stage
- Choose the main scoring method.
- Prepare sample numbers only for activities that use them.
- Keep the bottle record and printed key separate.
- Explain which answers are factual and which are preferences.
- Finish one reveal before switching to another format.
The products are intended for adult wine gatherings. Make participation optional and arrange refreshments independently. A clear distinction between guesses, opinions and matching answers keeps the host from combining incompatible scores.
Questions and answers
Does aroma matching include physical scent samples?
No. It is a written matching game with ten pairs and a supplied key; no aroma kit or wine is included.
How does Bottle Awards settle a tie?
The bottle with the most category wins is Bottle of the Night. Tied bottles go to one final group vote.