Products management¶
The second building block of sensory evaluation, products can be either wines or spirits, which are evaluated by one or more tasters.
Tasting session versus One-off tasting¶
Before going into the details of product creation and updating, it is important to consider two use cases that require two different setups:
- Tasting session: understood as the comparative evaluation of a range or flight of products simultaneously, a tasting session requires the products to have been created beforehand;
- One-off tasting: understood as the evaluation of a single product on the move, a one-off tasting allows the creation of a product directly from the tasting grid. Existing products are automatically suggested, but a completely new sample can be automatically added to the database.
Regular user rights
A regular user can add their own product to the database, which will then appear in the organisation's sample list. However, they will only be able to update or view the results of the product they have created. See the Dashboard section of the documentation.
Product creation¶
Tastebuddy covers two types of products: wines and spirits. Both are created and updated in the same way, albeit on different pages, but there are some differences in their characterisation.
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Wines
Wines take the following attributes:
Name
Category1 (either of Red, White, Rosé, Sparkling, Fortified, Other)
Brand
Country
Region
Description
Alcohol content
Vintage
Varietal
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Spirits
Wines take the following attributes:
Name
Category1 (Any category can be created)
Brand
Country
Region
Description
Alcohol content
Age (in months)
Sugar content (in g/L)
- To add a new wine, go to https://tastebuddy.io/products/wine/ and click
+ Add wine - To add a new spirit, go to https://tastebuddy.io/products/spirit/ and click
+ Add spirit
Products can also be created directly from an existing tasting grid (for one-off tastings). Existing categories and products are automatically suggested to reduce the risk of duplication. See how to conduct Punctual Tasting.
Duplicate samples
Currently, the sample related fields of a punctual tasting are not automatically filled in, even if an existing product name is selected. Be careful not to mix up information, as this could result in the creation of a duplicate, which the system will treat as a different product when analysing the results.
If some products are duplicates and need to be merged, please contact us using this form or any other means linked to your account.
Updating product information¶
Products can be updated by clicking Edit on the relevant row in the product
table available on the corresponding product type page:
- Wines can be found at https://tastebuddy.io/products/wine/
- Spirits can be found at https://tastebuddy.io/products/spirit/
Filling in the additional information for further analysis
Although most of the product identification fields are optional, it is good practice to characterise products as thoroughly as possible, as this information can be used to analyse trends and compare products over time.
