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Chinese Food & Wine Tasting: A Fresh Approach

Taste the Wines, then Try Them with 5 Different Dishes

Join the experiment by filling in this form as you taste. This app works well on mobile devices so every participant can do rate the wines on their own phone. Chinese meals are not served in courses, or not in courses as we know them. But for the purposes of a wine tasting, it makes sense to serve dishes one at a time, tasting each of the wines with each dish and rating them before moving on to the next.

For much more information and an example of a paper scoring sheet, please visit our blog here. We made reusable placemats by having our design copied at the local copy shop (on US legal-size paper) and then fitting each one into a plastic sleeve. This made it possible to slip a menu in for the event, too, yet have mats we could wipe off and use next time. Download a print-ready file for the wine-glass placemat.

We would love to have your suggestions for dishes (with recipes, if possible) and improvements to the methodology. Write to karen@berkshirepublishing.com.

1. Rate the wines before you start eating (you may drink water or have a bite of plain rice between wines).

Space Cell	Wine 1	Wine 2	Wine 3	Wine 4	Wine 5
Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top)	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 1 2 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 1 3 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 1 4 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 1 5 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 1	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 2 2 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 2 3 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 2 4 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 2 5 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 2	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 3 2 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 3 3 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 3 4 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 3 5 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 3	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 4 2 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 4 3 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 4 4 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 4 5 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 4	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 5 2 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 5 3 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 5 4 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 5 5 out of 5 stars for Rating 1-5 stars (5 is top): Wine 5

2. Rate the wine and food combination (5 means "Excellent together," 1 means "Never again," and the X means " Clear my answer & start over."

Space Cell	Wine 1	Wine 2	Wine 3	Wine 4	Wine 5
Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms)	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 1 2 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 1 3 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 1 4 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 1 5 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 1	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 2 2 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 2 3 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 2 4 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 2 5 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 2	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 3 2 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 3 3 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 3 4 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 3 5 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 3	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 4 2 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 4 3 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 4 4 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 4 5 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 4	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 5 2 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 5 3 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 5 4 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 5 5 out of 5 stars for Mild (e.g., Velvet Fish with Woodear Mushrooms): Wine 5
Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger)	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 1 2 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 1 3 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 1 4 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 1 5 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 1	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 2 2 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 2 3 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 2 4 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 2 5 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 2	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 3 2 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 3 3 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 3 4 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 3 5 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 3	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 4 2 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 4 3 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 4 4 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 4 5 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 4	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 5 2 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 5 3 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 5 4 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 5 5 out of 5 stars for Savory (e.g., simple jiaozi/dumplings with garlic and ginger): Wine 5
Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms)	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 1 2 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 1 3 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 1 4 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 1 5 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 1	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 2 2 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 2 3 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 2 4 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 2 5 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 2	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 3 2 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 3 3 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 3 4 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 3 5 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 3	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 4 2 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 4 3 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 4 4 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 4 5 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 4	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 5 2 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 5 3 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 5 4 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 5 5 out of 5 stars for Umani (e.g., dark chicken stew with mushrooms): Wine 5
Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns)	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 1 2 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 1 3 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 1 4 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 1 5 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 1	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 2 2 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 2 3 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 2 4 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 2 5 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 2	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 3 2 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 3 3 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 3 4 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 3 5 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 3	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 4 2 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 4 3 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 4 4 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 4 5 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 4	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 5 2 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 5 3 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 5 4 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 5 5 out of 5 stars for Spicy (with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns): Wine 5
Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken)	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 1 2 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 1 3 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 1 4 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 1 5 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 1	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 2 2 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 2 3 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 2 4 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 2 5 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 2	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 3 2 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 3 3 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 3 4 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 3 5 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 3	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 4 2 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 4 3 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 4 4 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 4 5 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 4	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 5 2 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 5 3 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 5 4 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 5 5 out of 5 stars for Sweet: (e.g., General Tso's Chicken): Wine 5
Enter another option	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 1 2 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 1 3 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 1 4 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 1 5 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 1	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 2 2 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 2 3 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 2 4 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 2 5 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 2	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 3 2 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 3 3 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 3 4 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 3 5 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 3	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 4 2 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 4 3 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 4 4 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 4 5 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 4	Reset star selection 1 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 5 2 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 5 3 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 5 4 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 5 5 out of 5 stars for Other: Wine 5