082 | How Much Can Sommeliers Sense? │ Why We Do What We Do

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How do wine experts do their job? How many different flavors can a sommelier detect? Abraham and RyanO dive into the research on wine-tasting and the science (or lack thereof) of sommeliers. Learn about all of the ways we conditions our senses to taste more than we "taste." This and more on your favorite consumable psychology podcast!

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Links for Today

https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/08/the_most_infamous_study_on_wine_tasting.html

https://www.thinking-drinking.com/blog/the-history-of-the-sommelier

http://www.daysyn.com/Morrot.pdf

https://io9.gizmodo.com/wine-tasting-is-bullshit-heres-why-496098276

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/frontal-cortex/does-all-wine-taste-the-same

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