DIY: Blindtasting Sleeves

My most recent DIY project involved knitting. It's something my grandmother taught me, and I actually quite enjoy it. Since we do a lot of blindtasting both at home and when we are in Piemonte, I've started making my own Wine Sleeves.

It's quick, you can use any color and do whatever pattern you feel like. Since I am not an advanced knitter, I make my patterns up as I go along. However, I am thinking of learning to do a pattern. You can look them up online or go to a knitting store. We'll see how that goes. 

Christmas Wine Wish List

Like many other people in the wine world, I have put together a little wish list for those who are interested in wine.

Blindtasting Sleeve

If you are a blindtasting lover, these wine sleeves are awesome. Many different colors make it so you can blintaste many wines at a time. Learn more about them here.

 

Wine Tumbler
If you live in a college apartment, travel a lot or just in general, wine tumblers are great! I have them in my college apartment and use them when I want to drink on the boat or go on a weekend trip. You never know which glasses you will get when you travel, so I always bring my own. Look at them here.

Wine Skin
Something less fun, but necessary for the wine traveler, is the Wine Skin. It makes it possible to buy wine when you travel, giving you the change to bring home wine that you can't buy it where you're from. You can buy it here.

Wine Glass Identifier
If you have dinner parties with many people, it can be hard to keep track of who has which glass. Here's where wine identifiers come in handy. You can look at a past post about them on my blog. Check them out here. 

World Atlas of Wine
If you don't already have one, or the person you are giving a gift to doesn't already have one, the World Atlas of Wine is a great book to learn about wine. It's the book I used for my wine course. 
You can buy it on Amazon, and you can learn more about it here.

Wine Glass Writer
Another prop that goes well with blindtasting is the Wine Glass Marker, a marker that you can write on your glass with. 
Learn more about them here.

 

Wine Gear: Blind Tasting Sleeve

My family loves to blindtaste, and when we found these sleeves in Beaune and just had to have them. They come in these four colors and orange, and this way we can blindtaste many wines at a time.

You can buy them here. They are made by Manacrea, and you can read more about them here.

#tbt

Throwback to blindtasting over Christmas. I think every dinner involved blindtasting.