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4Yums! |
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Are you like many wine enthusiasts that find the sea of wine reviews a tad overwhelming? Fear not! Here's a system that works for my wife and I that is simple, straightforward, and easy to adapt to your own taste buds. The whole system is based on your own likes and dislikes, no matter how "unsophisticated" you may think you are. The reality is that each of us is the final judge on what tastes good and what doesn't. Any system that relies on others to produce a review notation that you are supposed to follow is bound to be erroneous. This concept of your evolving tasting experience is at the heart of the 4Yums! system. As you progress in your skills you can reflect back to where you came from in a useful way by comparing past scoring with your present evaluations. Ask yourself why you gave a certain wine a 2 Yums! in 2005 and a 2.5 Yums! today.
The whole idea behind the 4Yums! system is to relax and not think too hard!
Simply meld the four "S's" in your mind and let your sences speak. We have all said
of certain foods or drinks: "This is yummy!" Well, do the same with the wine.
Each of the categories can be further divided by tenths (.10). For example, a 3Yum! wine might be tittering on the verge of one of your best yet wines, yet there is some edge to it that you can't quit name, so give it a 3.7Yums!. The point is that this is your system and you will remember what a 3.7Yums! means to you. Simple and straight forward. The system is meant to jog your memory when reviewing the wines you have sampled. Easy. Relax. That's the 4Yums! System! |