2013 – 2026

Competition History

Held annually in France — the World Blind Tasting Championship is the pinnacle of international blind wine tasting.

Twelve unmarked wines. Ten minutes per wine. Teams must identify grape variety, country, region, and vintage — under the pressure of competing against 40+ countries. Sponsored by La Revue du Vin de France.

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2025 Jura, France

The 2025 USA Wine Tasting Team

Returning members Paige Bindel and Team Captain Katy Long are joined this year by new teammates Ryan Robinson and Dave Reuss. Spanning the breadth of the United States, this dynamic group brings exceptional individual tasting skill, deep training in wine certifications, and a shared passion for education, inclusion, and excellence in wine.

Together, they are training with dedication and precision to proudly represent the United States on the global stage at the 2025 World Tasting Championship in Jura, France.

This experience is not only a chance to compete at the highest level, but to grow as professionals, sharpen their communication and sensory skills, and build team trust for peak performance.

Go Team USA.

2025 USA Wine Tasting Team — Jura, France

2024 Bordeaux, France

The 2024 USA Wine Tasting Team

The USA Wine Tasting Team of 2024 was proudly represented by four accomplished women: Kristen Shubert, Lisa Redwine, Paige Bindel, and Katy Long. Together, they brought a diverse blend of professional experience, regional perspectives, and a shared passion for wine to the international stage.

In October 2024, the team traveled to Bordeaux, France, to compete in the prestigious World Blind Tasting Championship, where they joined 40 teams from around the globe. Teams were tasked with blind tasting and identifying 12 wines by country, region, vintage, and grape variety — all within a high-pressure, 10-minute window per wine.

The USA team held their own, placing in the middle of a fiercely talented field, and demonstrating poise, precision, and teamwork throughout. With strengthened camaraderie and lessons learned, the USA Wine Tasting Team is eager to raise the bar in 2025.

2024 USA Wine Tasting Team — Bordeaux, France

2023 Provence, France

The 2023 USA Wine Tasting Team

The World Blind Wine Tasting Competition is sponsored by the French wine magazine, La Revue du Vin de France. Thirty-five countries' teams are invited to compete against each other for the title of World Blind Wine Tasting Champion.

Twelve unmarked wines are served to each team of five professionals; the teams have ten minutes per wine to respond with the grape variety, country of origin, region of origin, producer, and vintage.

The international World Blind Wine Tasting Competition took place on October 14, 2023, in Provence, France. The USA Wine Tasting Team was, this year as well as in 2022, the first all-female team to enter this competition.

2023 USA Wine Tasting Team — Provence, France

2022 France

A Postcard from 2022

The team consists of women who met as volunteer wine judges for a wine competition in 2021. As wine professionals, their paths regularly cross at wine-related events. In 2021, they were the first all-female team to enter this competition.

The USA Wine Tasting Team is the first all-woman team, consisting of professional women — from winemakers to Certified Sommeliers, to educators, award-winning journalists, and spokespersons — each bringing their knowledge and passion to the table. They were the first all female team of competitors in the competition.