Posted on 01/19/2008 10:39:53 PM PST by LibWhacker
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He [Tim Hanni] argues that no one has a palate superior to anyone else's, and that there's nothing wrong with liking wines many experts consider tacky, like White Zinfandel. He also thinks traditional tasting notes comparing wine to berries or chocolate are useless in helping most consumers find wines they enjoy.
Instead, he has developed new systems that help customers choose wines based on factors like how they take their coffee and cocktails -- and how many taste buds they have.
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A spirited article.
Excuse me, I gotta go count my taste buds.
Kinda seems like he’s adding to the Rachael Ray-ification of american cuisine - dumbing everything down and taking away the sophistication. To hell with it all, gimme some pressurized cheese and Boone’s Farm!
From here:
How many tastebuds does a human have?No, seriously... You make a good point. How in the heck are you supposed to know how many taste buds you have?!?The average human has about 10,000 taste buds; however, they're not all on the tongue. Some are under the tongue; some are on the inside of the cheeks; some are on the roof of the mouth. Some can even be found on the lips; these are especially sensitive to salt.
lol
Bet you'd laugh at me and my Dixie cup full of Manischewitz!
ping
not really - i don’t drink wine much - i just don’t have a problem with the snobs in this case. i’m weird...
Or, you could just try various wines and figure out what you like. Or is that too simplistic?
I mean, it's not terribly surprising that someone like me, who likes strong black coffee and strong dark beer, would like a dry, tannic wine; and that someone who likes latte with lots of sugar would like a sweeter wine. Doh!
I was surprised at the low estimate of the percentage of Americans who are wine and beer drinkers. Only 35% of U.S. adults ever drink wine, and just 45% ever drink beer? Really? Among my acquaintances, the percentage is more like 99% in both cases. Then again, I meet most of my friends in bars, so maybe my sampling is skewed.
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