Rating Wine

Imagine having to rate over a hundred wines in half a day.
Rating Wine
Having a glass of wine at dinner can be a joy, but when they place 100 dark red wines in front of you to analyze, the work changes to arduous. New Africa/Shutterstock
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A friend heard that I was going to be a judge at a wine competition and he laughed a little bit when he said, sarcastically, “That’s gonna be a tough job!”

Actually, I said, it was. Having a glass of wine at dinner can be a joy, but when they place 100 dark red wines in front of you to analyze, the work changes to arduous.

Dan Berger
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