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post #16 of 19
11/16/09 at 2:26pm
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Good article. The statement that holds the most truth for me is the one about tasting too many wines in a day. When I was reading the first part of the article, I was thinking to myself, "How can you stand tasting so many in a day?" I know my tongue literally burns out if I taste too many. Interesting to see the results of consistency and agree with all the variables to account for them.
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post #17 of 19
11/16/09 at 2:33pm
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Originally Posted by Piobaire View Post
Good article. The statement that holds the most truth for me is the one about tasting too many wines in a day. When I was reading the first part of the article, I was thinking to myself, "How can you stand tasting so many in a day?" I know my tongue literally burns out if I taste too many. Interesting to see the results of consistency and agree with all the variables to account for them.

+1. When I've gone on big wine tasting trips, palate fatigue is a huge issue. I can start out strong and able to pick out the secondary and tertiary nuances that make spectacular wines what they are. But after a while, I can't reach that far in the tasting. I go from the detailed to a very high level of "big, bold, nice tannins" without the ability to grasp much more beyond that.

At a dinner, I can usually stand 15-20 wines without much issue, the food helps to re-hone my ability to taste.

Anything beyond that is usually beyond my ability to fairly judge a wine and will be properly noted in my little book of tasting notes.
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post #18 of 19
11/16/09 at 9:47pm
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There can be no disputes over taste.

This was where my dispute with the OP started (and ended).
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post #19 of 19
11/16/09 at 9:53pm
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This was where my dispute with the OP started (and ended).

if only more people disputed the greatness of Chateau Margaux.
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