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Article: Blind tastings can reveal truths, harbor blind spots
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- August 10, 2005
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It is a commonly accepted notion that the only fair and objective
way to judge and rate wines is in a blind tasting. A blind tasting
means that the wines are concealed so their identities are unknown.
Generally, they all share something in common, so they may be
compared as well as evaluated.
Blind tasting is the standard operating procedure for wine-
judging competitions, tasting panels at magazines such as the Wine
Spectator and the Wine Enthusiast, and often at private tasting
groups.
I love to attend blind tastings because they give me a chance to
test my wine scores and impressions against those of the other
tasters, whether they are professionals or consumers, and
occasionally to see ...