Why Do Sommeliers Spit?
Wine Spitting – a Sommelier's Tip Spitting Is a Common Edict Because It Allows a Person Tasting Wine to Stay Sober and Better-Assess the Flavours of Each Wine...
Why do they spit out wine?
So basically If you are tasting a series of wines and really want to taste and understand the different flavours of each, then you have to spit. ... You'll tire them out and numb them to stupidity so that every wine “is the best wine ever”. The saying is true when it comes to wine tasting – practice makes perfect!
Do you have to spit when wine tasting?
Spitting is essential to tasting. Spitting is frowned upon in polite society—unless of course the spitter is engaged in tasting wines. "It's by spitting out the wine that you will be even more distinguished in society," pleads Pierre-Jules Peyrat, a Paris sommelier.
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