I really can't agree guys.

In casual ad hoc tasting, sip and swallow is nice. Not that the act of
swallowing itself enhances any taste perceptions. It MAY however affect some
olfactory perceptions which admittedly have an important part to play in the
enjoyment of wine. In "serious" tasting, which for me means tasting 6 - 10
wines for buying case quantities for the cellar, sipping only is mandatory
as after the 4th or 5th tasting my brain is getting increasingly
insensitive to my taste and olfactory messages.

I can't really say that I've been disappointed with wines that I liked at
the tasting but didn't like as much when I got them home. True, some
haven't developed as I might have judged they would but hey, that's part of
the enjoyment of this sport.

As for rating points, can anyone seriously postulate that a particular
reviewers rating of 96 is materially better than a 94 or 95 on any given day
or even time of day? All those high ratings say to me is "Hey, try me too."
My palate and brain, in their ongoing journey of learning, are always the
final judge....... Hmmmmm. Did I also mention my purse?
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Regards
Chuck
So much wine; So little time!

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"Leo Bueno" > wrote in message
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> So, it looks to me that to fully evaluate a wine, one has to drink it.
>
> If I am right, then this means that magazine point ratings derived
> from the sip and spit method are even less precise than we normally
> think.
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