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I do not believe that you (or anyone) can reliably distinguish in a blind test the average $10 bottle from the average $20 bottle.
by smcameron 6y ago
I do not believe that you (or anyone) can reliably distinguish in a blind test the average $10 bottle from the average $20 bottle.
- s1artibartfast 6y agoI think that could be true for for averages, but I usually don’t drink randomly selected wines. I pick wines I am familiar with and like. I think that I can find more wines I like at 20
- curiousllama 6y agoYou should google sommelier tests - they can name regions in blind tests, not just quality. Whether it’s actually “better” in any real sense is debatable. But wines are certainly distinguishable
- CydeWeys 6y agoIs it quality they can't identify, or price? Is there even an objective measure of wine quality? Price at least is objective.
- s1artibartfast 6y agoQuality is inherently subjective, but there are widely adopted rating systems
- teh_klev 6y agoMost of us aren't sommeliers though. In a blind test the best I could do would be to say "I like that one, don't like this other one etc". And I feel I know a reasonable bit about reds and have done plenty of tastings over the years. I usually go for the best bang for the buck, and at the moment there's a bunch of great South American wines priced at around GBP5.50-7.00 that are great daily drivers.