Peter Taylor wrote:
> Leo Bueno wrote:
> Wondering what your take is on the technique of evaluating a wine by
> the typical one sip and spit method, used of necessity at wine
> tastings.
>
> I find that one sip can be used to rule out a bad wine, but it's not
> enough to fully appreciate the good ones. In other words, wines that
> are merely good upon sipping at first later get better the more of
> them I drink (i.e., don't spit), while others do not
>
> So, it looks to me that to fully evaluate a wine, one has to drink it.
>
> I agree. When I took my wine exams a few years, I was taught to use the
> swill and spit method to evaluate the wines, and to help choose those that
> one should "spit backwards"!
>
> Peter Taylor
>
While I can understand the "swill and spit" method to evaluate wines, the
thought of a fine bottle of Bordeau ending up in the "spit bucket" brings
tears to my eyes. I would make sure I had a designated driver, and swallow
every drop!

JMHO,
Dick R.