4 ms·
As someone who enjoys wine, but is not an expert, and thinks there's a lot of B.S. involved, I remember one Saturday I was making crepes for breakfast, and I ne
by reubenswartz 8y ago
As someone who enjoys wine, but is not an expert, and thinks there's a lot of B.S. involved, I remember one Saturday I was making crepes for breakfast, and I needed to sauté some mushrooms, so I opened up an $8 bottle of Ménage à Trois. Sunday evening we had 2 other couples over for dinner, and I didn't want to serve them the rest of the MaT, so we opened a nice bottle of "90+ point" California Pinot Noir. Then I figured we should do a blind taste test. I recused myself. 4 of the 5 other people preferred the $8 bottle that I'd opened a day and a half before.
The one guy in the group who is a real wine expert was having none of it. He knew which wine was "good" and which "wasn't", and why. Anecdotal, but I think it's a good illustration that there's a lot of B.S, but it's not all B.S.
FWIW, I had a master sommelier on my Sales for Nerds podcast (June Rodil, who is not a stuffy wine snob at all, and is so much fun to drink with). (https://www.salesfornerds.io/episode-5-june-rodil-on-wine-customer-experience-delegation-and-more/ https://www.salesfornerds.io/episode-5-june-rodil-on-wine-cu...)
- yks 8y agowell, Ménage à Trois is a good wine
- reubenswartz 8y agoI agree. ;-) But the other one was better. Or maybe I just thought that because I knew it was more expensive. More research required... ;-)
- jknightco 8y agoWines like MaT are designed to be people pleasers. They're full of easily accessible flavors. 4 out of 5 Americans would prefer Katy Perry to The Flaming Lips, that doesn't mean she's better (or worse), it just means she's more crowd friendly.
- acct1771 8y agoWhat does mean she's better?
- randomwhatever 8y agoNext time, try doing the test with bottles opened at the same time. I don't know those wines, but red wines from my country, nicer wines (around $15-20 bucks) are ready to drink after 10 minutes from being opened, while cheaper ones ($5-8) need hours. If you opened the 'cheaper' one in the morning and let it breathe (even if you close the bottle after using it still transforms) and the nicer one you just opened and poured, that may also explain the difference in preferences.