On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> > My take: there is certainly a lot of bullshit involved (and some amount of > self-deception, as the various studies show). > > ... > > My point? There are certainly people who can detect (and can be trained to > detect) nuances in stuff (taste impressions, smell impressions, etc). It > makes as little sense to call the entire wine appreciation thing false, as > to call all of it true. :) > > So my takeaway so far is: a) drink Indian wines if I have nothing else to drink (with an undressed-salad as backup) b) drink Indian wines just to see what they are like c) experience before reading--since Udhay brought up perfume, I thought I'd extend the idea. When I first started learning to differentiate between what I enjoyed and what I didn't, I had to make the conscious effort to sniff before I read (perfume notes, reviews, etc), otherwise I'd find myself trying to like something because I *should*, and not because I actually *did*. Similarly with wine and other things, because they can be such great social signifiers. Invitation of drinkies for Silklisters passing through SG stands, though now we will blind-taste, in black glasses. CL
