How To Get Your Wine Palate Trained.

How To Get Your Wine Palate Trained. – Episode #148

December 15, 2006

Wines tasted in this episode:

1999 Louis Roederer Cristal

Today Gary tastes a wide variety of “THINGS” to show you how important many of the flavors are to training your palate to find them in wine. Have a good weekend.

Hello newcomers ( and there are a lot of you) This is a long video and it builds up but to see what EVERYONE is talking about you can see the last 2 minutes here CLICK HERE

491 Responses

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November 16, 2009

@nectarwine
OH My!

I saw this episode in the past favorites and had to watch. It’s funny, I was just talking to my wife about needing to do something like this. I hear you and others talk about the smell of cassis or other spices and have never tasted them myself. I remember seeing you on the Ellen show doing this. That is when I knew you would be HUGE. Major props!

Josh
November 11, 2009

Justus
Hey Gary,

Great video, I just got into wine and have been drinking a bunch of zin and cabernets but I was never a big fruit guy. Trying the jams really helped me identify and finely get what everyone else was talking about.
November 10, 2009

GMB822
HAHA WOW. Just got to this episode in my journey of watching a bunch of back episodes. Definitely one of the all-time greats. I am totally with you Gary–tasting, smelling, and committing all this info to memory so you can access it in the most visceral way when it comes to tasting wine. The only way to know blackberry is to have tasted blackberry…Not sure if you’ve done it already (still going through a bunch of old episodes) but I think a sequel is definitely in order. Things I would add to the taste party: crackers, graham crackers, chalk, gooseberry, cantaloupe, carrots, watermelon, lychee, rose petals, violets, lemongrass…theres so much to LEARN!! Also, classic ending–if you have any more Cristal to spare…maybe a contest?!
October 28, 2009

Amie
FANTASTIC!! This is just what I needed. I drink wine and just don’t get it sometimes. Someone else will say what they are tasting and I just nod my head. But now I know why – I need to train my palate – maybe not quite the way you just did but I will be paying more attention to the foods I eat and try somethings I never would have before. THANKS
October 27, 2009

Alex Vollrath-Smith
Not that anyone ever would, but anyone who ever doubts Garys unending devotion to wine should be referred to this episode.
October 27, 2009

GenesHolland
OMFG!
the ending was AWESOME!

hilarious, man…..hugs from BRASIL!(please, answer my twitters)
October 21, 2009

Heather Leigh
Also, I was really happy when you mentioned mango. I was actually drinking some mango flavored coconut water and you inspired me to give it a ’sniffy-sniff’, and wouldn’t you know it… I completely recognized it from many wines I have tried in the past- it was the mystery note that I was familiar with yet couldn’t place.

Thanks again!
October 21, 2009

Heather Leigh
I loved the show. It was educational and sort of.. … … hilarious! I think you left out honey. I feel that I taste and smell a lot of honey in Gewürztraminer. Though, you are the professional. Oh, and maybe lychees?
October 20, 2009

peterhimes
Just came across this episode under Favorites — it’s a riot, especially when half your tongue went numb! All for the cause ~~ I would definitely add flowers to the profile. To me a great viognier has an unmistakable honeysuckle element, and violets is of course core to many of the French reds ..
October 20, 2009

Ivan S
Great episode. Watching it over and over for about a year or so.
October 9, 2009

Mark N
Just caught this episode (spare time at work!). Not only very informative but FUNNY AS HELL!! I’m going to set up a dirt party right now! (I just need to get some of that 91 N.J. dirt!)
September 25, 2009

Cindy
Amazing episode, Gary. I finally get it!! Thank you for making it real. X
September 25, 2009

Cory
Gary,

I am a new WLTV viewer. I have spent the last several hours watching back episodes. I am new to the wine drinking world and should really do this sometime, so that I can train my palate. You are NOT near the kind of person I had in my mind when I thought of wine drinkers. Thank you for the education you give us and the laughter too.

Cory
September 19, 2009

Emmanuel Galvan
This is by far my favorite episode of WLTV. This has really inspired me to go out and try new things and actually paying attention to their flavors, smells and subtleties. I’ve recently started drinking a lot of teas because you mention black tea as a major component in some red wines. I love the end of this episode, washing down jalapenos and dirt with some cristal, super baller. Keep up the awesome work.
September 11, 2009

Caitlin
Hello Gary, I have been watching some wine library to help prepare for a wine workshop I am teaching next week. This episode was seriously funny! I love how it is wine tasting backwards in a way, you are finding wines in the aromas of food, excellent!

thanks,

Caitlin

P.S if you are ever in London, plese come and visit us for some wine and food!
September 9, 2009

Chris Bezinque
I had a party recently doing the same things that you did. One thing that I did was pre portioned in little plastic 1-2 oz cups I was able to get through a resturant supply store, the different ingredients. Each person was able to try each ingredient, and they used a spoon to get the spics, and yes good old North Carolina dirt. I then had everyone back to taste different wines to see if they could taste the differnt tastes. You are awsome and I am learning much by watching your webcast keep up the good work.
September 5, 2009

John J.
a really great fun, informative, and must episode for any of you guys & gals working on your blind tasting technique.

& Gary, very impressed buddy lol, a true wine masochist. that was great, the cristal finish was icing. this episode is a couple years old i’m sure, but that question of the day? you ever throw a habanero pepper in there, or how about guzzling some vinegar for those wines that have already turned?

great episode and very funny. but definitely 1 you can learn from and very helpful [again] for those working on blind tasting technique.
September 1, 2009

Max
I find this absolutely briljant! I would like to find an opportunity to trie this with friends, maybe together with some wines that have similar characteristics. Should be a great adventure. Thx for this terrific episode!
August 31, 2009

thadiusspade
Gary,
Just started on your website, i think it is wonderful. I enjoyed this episode very much. I agree that you have to taste the food to get the flavor profile
in the wine. I will admit that I never thought of tasting some of the items you had on your show, but I will now. However, I think you miss some obvious ones like honey, coffee, flowers, and lemon grass. Thanks
August 27, 2009

Ethan Davis
No honey? No coffee? No sheepbutt? No oak-bark? No lime? No grass? I have tasted all of these things (minus the sheepbutt) in wines and I’d like to know if you have too! I think it’s time for another palette episode for all the missed flavors…?
August 26, 2009

Shawn Urquhart
This is something I’ve never understood..
Are these flavours put into the wine? Like if it has a strawberry essence, is there strawberry in it either artificially or naturally?
And in the same vain…if it has some sheepbutt, is that an indication of how it was grown?
Sheepbutt=manure..terroir=soil?

Thanks
August 23, 2009

Haywan
Hey, not sure if you’ll get to this Gary but I’m a newcomer to here. I’ve started trying to appreciate wine a couple years ago and I never realized that the only way to really know it is to try the flavors of all these things. Your video was very entertaining and educational at the same time. Thanks!
August 19, 2009

SurfCityJay
Just watched this again for the umpteenth time… LOVE it…

Needed to take notes as we are FINALLY having a tasting where we need to EXPAND the PALATE…

U rock!!!
August 19, 2009

Blah Blah Blah
I practically choked to death from laughing so hard!!!
July 27, 2009

Merlin U Ward
Gary… LOVE this episode! Have tried different curry flavors? I notice it in some red wines, but I’m not sure. Let me know what you think. I’m afraid I may be tasting a combo of flavors.

MUW