If you were asked to identify a mystery wine, color would certainly be an important piece of information. If you, as a wine taster, were asked to describe the

If you were asked to identify a mystery wine, color would certainly be an important piece of information. If you, as a wine taster, were asked to describe the taste of a mystery wine, I think it's somewhat disappointing if the color of the wine affects your perception. Isn't taste supposed to be a first-order sensory experience? I can't think of a more charitable interpretation of these results than "we have different vocabularies for red and white wines, even to describe the same tastes".