Taste Preferences and Experiences
We all realize that people have different tastes, but sometimes in the wine world, this is ignored or forgotten.
A wine is declared as “great” or as having a bad taste and the next person tasting it is confused because he or she doesn’t agree with that description.
We don’t know all the answers to why some people prefer a particular food or wine while others would shy away from those same foods or wines.
- Is it genetics in which your taste buds are programmed differently?
- Or was it the food you were fed growing up?
- Do your tastes change as you get more experienced or older, or is it just a change in preferences from what foods and wines you have previously had?
We can’t say with certainty what influences taste, but let’s look at some general principles that seem to apply to many people.