\nRWE<\/strong>: First of all, congratulations on venturing out into new wines. Second, relax. Yes, it can be a little scary talking about wines, but trust me, it\u2019ll get easier as you go along.
\nNovice<\/strong>: But I\u2019m worried that when they ask for my opinion I\u2019m going to say the wrong thing.
\nRWE<\/strong>: Well, I have some earth-shattering news for you.
\nNovice<\/strong>: What\u2019s that?
\nRWE<\/strong>: When it comes to wine tasting there are no right or wrong answers.
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Novice<\/strong>: You\u2019re kidding.\nRWE<\/strong>: Nope, wine tasting is purely subjective. So what you taste and I taste could be two completely different things. Granted, most people with wine tasting experience will usually come up with relatively similar conclusions about flavors and aromas, but not always. The bottom line is that when we taste wines we don\u2019t look for definitive answers, we just try to come to a consensus.
\nNovice<\/strong>: So if I try a wine and feel that it tastes like berries, and everyone else says it\u2019s more plummy, then that\u2019s not a bad thing?
\nRWE<\/strong>: Of course not. Most people should welcome your thoughts. In fact, I think it\u2019s always interesting to get a second or third opinion on how a wine tastes, because sometimes someone will suggest a flavor or characteristic that I didn\u2019t initially pick up.
\nNovice<\/strong>: And what if I don\u2019t like the wine at all, but they love it.
\nRWE<\/strong>: So what? No one says that everyone has to like the same thing. So if you prefer white zinfandel over merlot, then you should drink a white zinfandel.
\nNovice<\/strong>: But how do I become better at picking up flavor characteristics and using the right terminology\u2026.you know, words like \u201cbouquet\u201d or \u201cfinish\u201d?
\nRWE<\/strong>: Like everything else, you practice. Take wine classes, do some reading on the subject, and continue to hang out with people who enjoy wine. You\u2019ll find that the more wines you sample, the more adept you\u2019ll become.
\nNovice<\/strong>: So you\u2019re saying I should drink more wine? This sounds like it could be a lot of fun.
\nRWE<\/strong>: You bet it is!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today we drop in on a conversation between a Bellingham wine tasting novice and our resident wine enthusiast (RWE). Novice: Lately I\u2019ve been spending time with people who regularly drink wines and trying some new ones. Overall, I\u2019m enjoying it, but when they throw out terminology like tannins, balance, and acidity, I get overwhelmed and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-bellingham-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}