I don't know about you, but I don't remember things the way I used to. I have to write everything down these days. And that goes for my wine tasting, too.
I keep my tasting notes in a few places: a small purse-size notebook that travels with me everywhere; a spiral-bound notebook I keep in my kitchen; and a lovely journal, given to me by my dearest friend, that I keep for my special-occasion wine notes and labels.
I know this seems rather complicated, but I haven't yet figured out a better way.
The trouble is, I have to.
You see, I've lost my little blue purse-size notebook. I've lost it before I've transcribed the notes about many of my special wines into my journal. I've lost it before I've written about certain wines in my monthly wine column in the Abbotsford News, or here on this blog, or for Palate Press. I haven't even yet tweeted about many of them. (I'm silently hoping my little blue book is sitting beside my lost Fendi eye glasses and that I'll soon find both.)
I need a better way.
Fellow wine writers, bloggers, lovers: please tell me how you do it. Keep your tasting notes, that is.
Salut!
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