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CHAPTER 14

TASTING: CONCLUSION

This is the fourth and final phase of wine tasting. The conclusion is the pinnacle of sensory analysis. Here, unlike in the other phases, sensory perception should be considered on equal terms as the other cognitive processes introduced in Chapter 4. Only in this way can the taster go beyond a hedonistic assessment based on a “I like / I don’t like” dichotomy and explain, with the greatest possible objectivity, why a certain wine has a particular flavour. This evaluation would be of the wine’s intrinsic quality. However, if the wine tasting has been carried out within the scope of the fine dining gastronomic restaurant, then other extrinsic aspects, such as the wine’s value for money, its evolution, ageing potential and suitability within the restaurant’s offer, would also need to be evaluated. This chapter concludes with a few pages summarising all the various stages involved, providing a basic vocabulary that will allow for a satisfactory wine tasting. In essence outlining the Wine Sapiens method of wine tasting.