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> The most important is that the subjects in this experiment were not, in fact ‘wine experts’. They were undergraduate enology students. They are probably more
by sgift 6y ago
> The most important is that the subjects in this experiment were not, in fact ‘wine experts’. They were undergraduate enology students. They are probably more knowledgeable about wine than the average person, but they were not in any way ‘experts’, or even ‘professionals’.
Last time I checked most people weren't wine experts either, so someone who is maybe a bit more knowledgeable than most people but not so far removed that their experience is completely different sounds like good candidates.
- josefx 6y agoThe problem then is still how you get from that study to the claim "even experts can't tell the difference". Given that the study didn't involve experts and the "experts" could still identify differences in taste. The study might be good, the results might be good, but the description of the study and its "conclusion" as spread through the media is hot garbage.