james laube's wine flights

Massive Tastings Have Diminishing Returns

Posted: Feb 18, 2009 4:07pm ET

I’m often asked how many wines I taste a year and, for a long time, the answer has been 5,000. That sounds like a lot, particularly to consumers and those not in the business. And it is. But when you break it down, that’s about 100 wines a week, and I try to taste 20 wines per day on average.

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