{"id":1989,"date":"2021-11-29T14:51:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2021-11-29T14:51:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:51:47","slug":"how-to-say-i-dont-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=1989","title":{"rendered":"How to Say \u201cI Don\u2019t Like It\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of <em>Power Tasting\u2019s<\/em> founding principles is to help readers avoid being intimidated when they go wine tasting.\u00a0 Most servers in most wineries try to be friendly and conversational, so they shouldn\u2019t intimidate anyone.\u00a0 Still many tasters, especially inexperienced ones, find it very difficult to express their opinions when they find a wine they are tasting to be not to their tastes.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, they don\u2019t feel comfortable telling a server that they don\u2019t care for a particular wine they have just been served.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been raised to say, \u201cplease\u201d and \u201cthank you\u201d and to avoid saying anything negative when someone is being kind to you.\u00a0 So in an effort to be kind, some people wind up unnecessarily swallowing beverages they don\u2019t like.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ugh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1990 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ugh-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ugh-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ugh-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ugh-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/powertasting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ugh.jpg 1044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><em>Photo courtesy of Food and Wine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here are some tips for expressing yourselves firmly but politely.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Say nothing.<\/strong> Another of the maxims we\u2019ve been brought up with is, \u201cIf you have nothing nice to say, say nothing\u201d.\u00a0 This is the easiest and least confrontational way of indicating you don\u2019t like a wine.\u00a0 That\u2019s what the <a href=\"http:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=24\">pour bucket<\/a> is there for, after all.\u00a0 That leaves you with an empty glass in front of you and lets the server know that you\u2019re ready to move on.<\/li>\n<li>There are a lot of terms that aren\u2019t \u201cno\u201d but are recognized as, at best, faint praise.\u00a0 \u201cOh, that\u2019s an <em>interesting<\/em> wine\u201d is one way to say it.\u00a0 \u201cUnusual\u201d, \u201cdifferent\u201d and even \u201ctrendy\u201d can serve the purpose.\u00a0 For the most part, servers won\u2019t ask you why you feel that way, but if they do, you can always say, \u201cWell, based on my experience\u2026\u201d.\u00a0 Nobody can argue with that, even if you have next to no experience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be comparative, not absolute. <\/strong>You don\u2019t need to be negative.\u00a0 You can simply say, \u201cI liked the other one better\u201d.\u00a0 And that may actually be the case.\u00a0 If a particular winery has several Pinot Noirs, for example, you can ask the server to line several of the tastes up side-by-side.\u00a0 That way you can talk about your favorite and avoid mentioning the one you couldn\u2019t stand.\u00a0 (Of course, this doesn\u2019t work if you didn\u2019t like any of them.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Devise a code.<\/strong> Assuming you\u2019re traveling with a companion, you can figure out some code words that express displeasure.\u00a0 For example, \u201cThat wine has a hint of cinnamon\u201d, which isn\u2019t a frequently encountered taste.\u00a0 You\u2019ll both know that that word really means \u201cUgh\u201d.\u00a0 Of course, if you do taste cinnamon, you\u2019re stuck in discussing it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Think about <em>why<\/em> you don\u2019t like it. <\/strong>Saying that a wine is more acid than you like, or too tannic, or too green isn\u2019t saying the wine is bad.\u00a0 It can also help the server point you towards a wine that is more to your taste.\u00a0 Maybe there was a different blend of grapes in the 2018 than the 2019 and you\u2019ll have the chance to compare and find you actually like one more than the other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or you can just \u2018fess up and say, \u201cSorry, it\u2019s not for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Power Tasting\u2019s founding principles is to help readers avoid being intimidated when they go wine tasting.\u00a0 Most servers in most wineries try to be friendly and conversational, so they shouldn\u2019t intimidate anyone.\u00a0 Still many tasters, especially inexperienced ones, find it very difficult to express their opinions 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