Name
Your Brain On Wine
Date & Time
Monday, September 8, 2025, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speakers
Description
This session will test your genetics to see if you are a non-taster, recessive, or a supertaster. You will understand the differences between the different types and better understand why you prefer certain wines. We will also show how your brain can play tricks on you when tasting. We will have a few exercises showing the effects of your environment on your tasting abilities.
Session Type
Tasting Seminar
Tasting Component?
Tasting Session
Learning Objectives
Understand the effects your genes have on the way you perceive flavor. Learn how elasticity works and how you can develop your tasting skills. You will see how color affects the flavors we taste. How sound affects our perception of taste. And better understand how to arrange groups when deciding on menu features so that you keep everyone's predisposed genetics in mind when selecting items.
Wine List in Tasting Order
Pinot Grigio, Chianti, Cab Sauv, (Inexpensive) Chardonnay