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Post by Mink on Oct 16, 2008 19:33:45 GMT -5
Saunterelle, I would have to look around and see if I can find it on the web. It was a Christmas party last year and I didn't write down the name.....only remember the distinctive color and fine taste.
Interesting test on the link you provided. I tested out to be in the hyper-sensitive group?? I found the choice of wines just as interesting. Thank you. I saved my results and will share with my connasieur (sp) sister and brother-in-law. They introduced me to winetasting around the area, from the fundraiser at the Luther Burbank Center of the Arts (at that time), to their invitations to luncheons at winerys, to this one winery in Healdsburg that has this country music band playing free every Friday during the summer. They pack a luch of cheese, grapes, smoked salmon/crackers, sliced apples and bread and we enjoy! Of course, the winery to winery tour is relaxing and fun.
I know they will want to take this test.
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Post by saunterelle on Oct 16, 2008 20:08:37 GMT -5
That's great, the test results tell us you've got a lot of taste buds per sqare centimeter on your tongue and that you naturally don't like very strong wines or bitter tannins. I'm in the same boat. The new taste science that's going on is pretty amazing. One person can have 1,200 tastebuds per sq. centimeter while someone else can have 5. What it's telling us is that everyone has naturally different tastes, so now go out and explore a few styles and see what you like: Perhaps try Riesling for a white and Pinot Noir for a red.
And remember what really makes the wine enjoyable is good company and fun times.
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Post by Mink on Oct 16, 2008 20:47:51 GMT -5
And remember what really makes the wine enjoyable is good company and fun times. Amen!!  |
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Post by heckheckle on Oct 20, 2008 17:07:47 GMT -5
Why, oh why did I come back?
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Post by saunterelle on Oct 20, 2008 17:10:32 GMT -5
Welcome back heckheckles!
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Post by subdjoe on Oct 20, 2008 17:58:56 GMT -5
Why, oh why did I come back? Because you're a masochist? ;D |
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Post by Mink on Oct 20, 2008 20:34:27 GMT -5
Heckheckle, please stay with us?  |
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Post by subdjoe on Oct 20, 2008 22:55:53 GMT -5
I just took that test and I found it a bit frustrating. A lot of my preference for coffee or mixed drink (since when is single malt or cognac a mixed drink?) depends on weather and mood. Coffee that I would love in the parlor I would hate by the campfire, and neither would do it for me at work. Likewise the drinks. My mixed drink of choice during the summer is gin and tonic with a touch of bitters and some Roses Lime. Winter it's a single malt that I need to spit out the peat. Or a good cognac. (cooking hint - when you make split pea soup, put a shot of a good smoky single malt in, it adds a nice richness)
But, I guess as a rough overall test it works pretty well.
Heckle, pull up a log, grab a cup of coffee and stick around a bit.
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Post by Len on Oct 21, 2008 7:52:31 GMT -5
Why, oh why did I come back? Because you're a masochist? ;D Is that someone who is nice to a sadist? |
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Post by saunterelle on Oct 21, 2008 10:37:06 GMT -5
Yeah, it's not the most accurate test but it does a decent job of letting you know which wines you're predisposed to like. Of course, someone who is born a supertaster (many tastebuds) can learn to like big tannic wines and vice versa.
Joe, my guess is that you're more of a nontaster (fewer tastebuds on tongue) if you can handle the quinine in tonic and enjoy single malt. It means you enjoy bigger flavors and can handle a bit of tannin and alcohol in your wine. If so, you share a similar palate with Robert Parker, America's most famous wine critic. Red wines, especially Cabernet, Syrah, and Zinfandel will probably suit your taste as well as white wines from Northern Italy.
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Post by subdjoe on Oct 21, 2008 21:24:08 GMT -5
Could be Saunterelle. That test put me in the 'hyper" group. I can handle big and bold. But I also like subtle. See my comment about just a shot of single malt in a pot of split pea soup - say a 6 to 8 qt batch. Or a drop or two of pepper sauce in a stew or soup pot to brighten up the flavors. I will admit that I often have my wife do the last bit of adjusting the taste, mostly because she has a better feel for what direction something needs to go.
Added: of course, I'm like that in everything - go for the gusto, grab with both hand, take big bites, dig in and enjoy the moment. A quite sunrise in the desert with a cup of tea or coffee. Walking in a pouring, pounding rainstorm, hat pulled low, cloak or great coat wrapped around you, savoring the though of HC and Kahlua or a hot buttered rum when you get back to camp (or your house). Beef and barley soup on a winter evening.
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Post by Mink on Oct 21, 2008 21:47:50 GMT -5
I'm in the "hyper" group too!! ;D
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