# Can Wine Connoisseurs Identify Wines By Taste? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 14, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-wine-connoisseurs-identify-wines-by-taste/250382 "2004-06-14T23:10:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-wine-connoisseurs-identify-wines-by-taste/250382/21 "2004-06-16T12:33:36Z")
> [@ricksummon](#): > > Interesting – it looks like 3 out of the 58 American Master Sommeliers are in Boulder, CO and 2 more are in Aspen. Maybe we should call ourselves the Wine Snob State. 🙂 I used to work for the 2 masters in Boulder. At the time, only one - Wayne Belding - was a Master Sommelier. After I left the job, Sally Mohr (the other owner) studied for and passed her Master Sommelier exam. They could indeed identify region and variety by taste, and maybe a general year, but it wasn’t like one sip told them it was a 1972 Chateau Margeux or something. As far as practical uses, well, they ran a damn good wine store. It was fun to work there. We had weekly tastings that all employees were required to show up for. Was a great job! ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-wine-connoisseurs-identify-wines-by-taste/250382/22 "2004-06-16T14:50:39Z")
> [@WotNot](#): > > You get paid for bathing in wine? :eek: OK, maybe not quite _literally_. Although that sounds like a decent way to make a living. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-wine-connoisseurs-identify-wines-by-taste/250382.md?page=1)