Oxford University Blind Tasting Society

Oxford University Blind Tasting Society We are a wine-tasting society aimed at wine education through blind wine-tasting. Not strictly restricted to wines - other beverages included!

Blindfolds are not involved; instead the wines are placed in a wine sock so that the label is not seen. The aim of this game is to identify the grape variety used, its origins and the vintage of the wine. This can be achieved through deduction from an accurate description of the wine's appearance, aroma, flavour and structure.

Our team was thrilled and honoured to win the 73rd annual Oxford-Cambridge Varsity blind tasting competition! Under the ...
19/02/2026

Our team was thrilled and honoured to win the 73rd annual Oxford-Cambridge Varsity blind tasting competition! Under the leadership of coaches Hanneke Wilson and Mikolaj Poplawski, president Lydia Green, and team captain Julian Leidy, we managed to regain the Pol Roger cup, with securing the highest individual score and winning top taster.

We’re hugely grateful to for their generosity in organising yet another great competition! It was a delight to spend time with our peers from Cambridge as well as judges Jancis Robinson MW and Patrick Schmitt MW.

A huge thank-you to our society’s members for their support, especially everyone who trialled for the Varsity competition. We’re also very grateful for the guest speakers who have put on tastings for us and helped us all become better blind-tasters.

Looking forward to next year’s competition!

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