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liability | 5 years ago

I did with my family using blindfolds and we all failed. Either seems to demonstrate that perception of wine has a strong visual component.

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robocat|5 years ago

> I did with my family

Biased sample. There are many confounding factors why if you cannot tell the difference, it is likely your family can’t either.

I do like the idea of testing my wine drinking friends, who are definitely not snobs. I would bet money they would mostly pick the difference between a normal: Oaked Chardonnay, Reisling, Savignon Blanc, and Cabernet Savignon. I suspect the red wine drinkers could tell some of the red wine varietals too (I would struggle there).

newen|5 years ago

Taste sensitivity and perception is varied among humans and is also dependent on your genes. Cilantro, brussel sprouts, super tasters, etc.

FlyMoreRockets|5 years ago

You can't tell the difference between a chardonnay and a burgundy?

webmaven|5 years ago

> You can't tell the difference between a chardonnay and a burgundy?

Well, that's a bit of a strawman, isn't it, given it would typically boil down to "vanilla/not vanilla" for most chardonnays?

liability|5 years ago

Only when I can see it..