Blind tasting wine is one of the best ways to learn more about your own palate. But planning a blind tasting? Not so simple. Enter Palate Club, taking on the legwork for you. They select your wines, wrap them for blind tasting, and send them straight to your doorstep. Read on for our full Palate Club Review.
About Palate Club
Palate Club’s wine selection is curated by Court of Master Sommeliers-certified experts. These include Aubrey Terrazas, former sommelier at Jardinière, and Matt Montrose, former sommelier at Michael Mina. Both are candidates for the Master Sommelier certification. You can shop their selection on PalateClub.com. Most of their wine selections are sustainable, with plans to be fully sustainable in the near future.
Palate Club Review
If you’re considering Palate Club, we highly recommend the Palate Club Tasting Kit. The kit makes blind tasting a breeze. Each kit contains four half bottles, neatly wrapped in tissue paper to obscure the labels. Taste the wines, download the Palate Club app, and rate each wine. In an instant, the app will reveal your own wine profile.
Another unexpected benefit of the kit is its thoughtful packaging. Unlike your typical bulky wine shipment, the Palate Club Tasting Kit is a slim box that fits neatly in a bag. The kit’s compact size makes it particularly convenient to bring to small gatherings.
We found the Palate Club Tasting Kit to be a unique way to experience wine with friends and family. Our group relished the challenge of guessing which wines they were drinking. It was surprisingly difficult to identify the wines, even for the more avid drinkers. The half bottle size is perfect for a group of four. There is enough wine for people to drink more of what they like, without the excess of full bottles.
Palate Club: Making Wine Personal
The more you drink, the more tailored each Palate Club shipment is to your palate. Underlying this seemingly simple process: their proprietary algorithm. Sommeliers map Palate Club wines against 200 traits. The traits are coded into an algorithm that turns your wine ratings into a personalized profile.
The first seven traits revealed form your main palate. These include affinity for oak, tannins, sweetness, fruitiness, alcohol, body, and acidity. As you taste more wines, the characteristics of your secondary palate appear. Using this profile, Palate Club suggests more regions and varietals fitting your preferences.
At $59 per box, the Palate Club Tasting Kit makes an affordable and memorable present. After blind tasting, you can subscribe to receive custom, full-sized wines every month. The wines are all $23 each, with the option to upgrade to wines in the $29-$39 range. To learn more or purchase a kit, visit PalateClub.com.