[cookingrobot]

It’s true sometimes people can’t guess if what they’re tasting is red or white. And people may not agree on which wines they like better.

But it’s obviously true that different wines taste different. This is easy (and fun) to test at home.

[noirbot]

Yea, this is always the thing that gets me about the "lol wine tasting is all lies" crowd. Sure, I'll easily admit that I may not be able to identify and explain the difference between various grapes or such, but that doesn't mean all wine tastes literally exactly the same. I don't necessarily like wine because it's a specific grape, or a specific origin, or more or less expensive, but that doesn't invalidate that I prefer it to some other wine. And an experienced person who has tried a lot of wine, may be able to take my explanation of what I like and recommend me something I'd like more than something else.

It's a bad argument that relies on muddling the objective and the subjective. Yes, in a totally blind tasting, people can be surprised by what they think something is. But if I walk into a wine bar, and tell them I like red wines that are dry and have red fruit flavors, they can likely give me something I'll enjoy. If they tell me that there's a white wine that they think I'll like because of that explanation, then sweet, that sounds cool and different. It doesn't mean that hurr durr all wine is the same.