Customer Reviews

The Little Black Journal of Wine: A Wine Lover's Record Keeper (Little Black Books) (Little Black Journals)

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I bought this journal during a wine course I was studying recently. It's small enough to fit in a purse or pocket, but big enough to read your own writing. I think it's a great way to keep a log of wines and varietals you like, as well as remember what to order next time around.

Being a newbie to wine, I find this book very helpful in helping me record my thoughts about the wine that I have been tasting and enjoying.

I like the little introductory at the beginning that explains the main elements of the wine (like nose, taste, etc.) and give you helpful hints in describing them, without sounding like an idiot.

I am enjoying this book, and have been reccomending it to all of my friends.

Good size to carry; sturdy pages and book covers; basic and to the point guidelines outlined for evaluating wines being tasted; provides 140 "tasting notes" pages. Definitely recommend it.

I looked at several books for tracking wine and liked this one the best because, as Goldielocks said, "It wasn't too big, it wasn't too small, it was just right." Other books either didn't have areas to write down appropriate notes, or they were way too big for carrying along in one's purse. If you are a person who wants to save labels, this one does not have a section for that, but it does have all the prompts for making notes regarding all the info about a wine. It also has a "star rating system" as well as a numerical rating system at the bottom of each wine entry page. There are a few pages in the back for extra notes and a handy elastic page holder.

Since using this book, I no longer have to wonder if I've bought a certain wine before or not and if I liked it. (Sometimes it will be a few weeks before I go wine shopping and I've forgotten what I thought about a particular wine. No jokes please, LOL.)

Great little book to carry around for Wine Lovers who would like to have bottles of their favorite wines at home with they have experienced them at their favorite restaurant. I never remembered names of wines now I just write down in my journal. There is a rating system. I love this book and is a great gift for co-workers and friends.

We purchased this book in a wine shop several years ago and use it diligently. I wanted a no-nonsense way to record tasting notes. This fit the bill: it's small, spiral-bound, has a no-frills lngthy section for tasting notes. Each wine entry is sufficiently allotted one page with a section for overall rating and overall value.

The bookmark is handy as well. I love that it is spiral-bound and there is room for a pen or pencil at the top of the binding. There is a mercifully brief section on tasting tips in the front and a similar glossary section in the very back. Great way to track your wine journey!

Finally a little black book I can tuck into my purse. Love it when I go wine tasting. It is a good reference for my husband when he wants to pickup a bottle and doesn't know what to buy.

Only a few small niggles on what is basically a very good product. I bought this for my husband for Christmas and he is happily filling it in every time we have a new bottle of wine. And it is definitely making us study and think about what we're drinking more and actually savouring the differences.

I don't know why the ratings only start at 70. We have had at least a couple of bottles we would like to rate lower than that. A scale of 70-100 seems a bit odd to me.

It would be nice to have some sort of index/overview you could fill in at the front or back to use as quick reference, rather than always having to check through the whole book.

It would also be good to have a few blank pages where you could write a wish list of wines to look for when shopping or wine tasting.

So small things really and maybe I'm just picky! It is a good quality booklet. Large enough that you're not too squashed for space, but small enough that you could easily take it out and about with you.

I bought 2 of them since, I wasn't sure which one was better. Although I liked both, this one was the best.

This is a great little book for keeping track of wines you really love (or don't, for that matter) in one place. The elastic band you can slip over to keep the book closed when travelling is a nice touch. Makes a great gift! I gave two of them as gifts at Christmas and they were very well received.