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Blind Tasting Tournament

Eight wines, three rounds, one humbling lesson about price.

Difficulty: MediumPrep: MediumCost: MediumAny6-12 guestsRepeatability 5/5

A bracket-style blind tasting designed to expose how little price predicts preference. Rank blind, then reveal prices, then reveal labels.

Why it works

A built-in reveal and a lesson nobody forgets. Generates honest, surprised reactions.

Food

Neutral palate food: bread, mild cheese, crackers.

Drink

Eight wines across a price range, bagged and numbered.

What you need

Wine bags, numbered tags, scoring sheets.

Voting

Rank wines blindly; track how the favorite compares to its price.

Interactive elements

Round 1 rank blind. Round 2 reveal prices. Round 3 reveal labels.

Conversation prompts

Did the cheapest wine win? Will that change what you buy?

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