Name
Educating Your Palate: Tasting Techniques
Date & Time
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Jesse Rodriguez
Description

Behind every expertly crafted wine or spirit is a panel of professionals making intentional, nuanced decisions based on sensory evaluation. In this guided tasting seminar, moderator Jesse Rodriguez leads a panel of seasoned tasters as they walk through their personal and professional approaches to tasting—what they look for, how they calibrate their palates, and how they decide when a product is truly “finished.” Attendees will taste alongside the panel and gain insight into the techniques and perspectives that shape final blending, selection, and quality assessments in the industry.

Session Type
Tasting Seminar
Tasting Component?
Tasting Session
Learning Objectives
Compare diverse professional tasting techniques and understand how sensory evaluation influences production, blending, and quality decisions.

Strengthen personal palate calibration by tasting alongside experts and analyzing the criteria they use in final product evaluation.

Gain practical tools to improve tasting objectivity and consistency, whether for education, service, buying, or production purposes.