http://www.wine-girl.net/2008/10/trusting-yourse.html Exploring Cincinnati and the world of wine, one bottle at a time Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:39:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.wine-girl.net/2008/10/trusting-yourse.html/comment-page-1#comment-233 boyce Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:33:43 +0000 http://michellelentz.net/wine/2008/10/trusting-yourself-blind-tastings.html#comment-233 Loved this line: "You don't have to understand everything about the wine world to know if you taste a strawberry or a barnyard."" I live in Beijing and, as a wine consumer, am lucky enough to be the token nonprofessional invited to a monthly blind tasting by a wine magazine here. In numerous cases it does boil down to strawberry vs barnyard, i.e. a clear consensus by everyone on whether a wine is good or not. Cheers, JB Loved this line:
“You don’t have to understand everything about the wine world to know if you taste a strawberry or a barnyard.”"
I live in Beijing and, as a wine consumer, am lucky enough to be the token nonprofessional invited to a monthly blind tasting by a wine magazine here. In numerous cases it does boil down to strawberry vs barnyard, i.e. a clear consensus by everyone on whether a wine is good or not.
Cheers, JB

]]> http://www.wine-girl.net/2008/10/trusting-yourse.html/comment-page-1#comment-232 lauren Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:38:46 +0000 http://michellelentz.net/wine/2008/10/trusting-yourself-blind-tastings.html#comment-232 Michelle, this is great advice. As you know, I'm a novice when it comes to really exploring new wines. I know what I like and have just started to explore outside of my comfort zone within the last year or so. My palate is still under-performing, I think, because I never taste what they say I should taste, and I am always afraid I'll sound like a fool in front of people with a higher degree of knowledge about wine tasting. It is intimidating. But you bring up a good point: It's about what I taste and what I like. I should trust that more often! Michelle, this is great advice. As you know, I’m a novice when it comes to really exploring new wines. I know what I like and have just started to explore outside of my comfort zone within the last year or so. My palate is still under-performing, I think, because I never taste what they say I should taste, and I am always afraid I’ll sound like a fool in front of people with a higher degree of knowledge about wine tasting. It is intimidating.
But you bring up a good point: It’s about what I taste and what I like. I should trust that more often!

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