Personal Tasting Strategies Part II: Smell

Personal Tasting Strategies Part II: Smell

In the last post I explained my internal strategies for looking at a glass of wine in the context of using the deductive tasting grid. At one point I mentioned I thought that the nose of a wine—or smell—was by far the most important aspect of tasting. If anything,...
Personal Tasting Strategies Part I: Sight

Personal Tasting Strategies Part I: Sight

In the fall of 2009, I worked with good friends Taryn Voget and Tim Hallbom on their project called “Everyday Genius.” Their goal was to deconstruct and model what I do internally when I smell and taste wine. To accomplish this, we set up two video sessions with Tim...
Sommelier Brain

Sommelier Brain

Many studies have shown how playing an instrument or singing helps shape the brain in young children. That’s no surprise given how playing music involves multiple skills, including reading musical notation, following a conductor’s movements, listening to others...