Lyle Fass demonstrates the right and wrong way to spit your wine at a tasting. Remember, Lyle is a trained professional. Do not attempt this at home.
4 Responses to “How To Spit Wine”
Leave a Reply
Lyle Fass demonstrates the right and wrong way to spit your wine at a tasting. Remember, Lyle is a trained professional. Do not attempt this at home.
April 24th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Cool video on a topic that is rarely covered.
My difficulty w/ spitting technique is the finish- I get a good stream, and then finish with either some chin dribble, or p-pp-ppp-mist… Not a big deal if I’m directly over the bucket, but if I need a little trajectory, I’m leaving a trail.
April 29th, 2009 at 9:57 am
My problem is the stream arcs back onto my chin. I need to practice more in private…I should probably stop dribbling water into a coffee mug in my cube for now.
April 29th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
I went to my first “professional” wine tasting last week. A mighty selection of Austrian wines were displayed – I’m working on a project for the Austrian Wine Marketing Board. It was my first time spittin’ into the bucket and I was entirely too self-conscious about my technique. I too watched the pros deliver near perfect long-streamed shots into the spit bucket and I tried heartily to follow suit.
Whether or not I looked like an amateur I do not know, but I must admit I felt at first silly spitting my wine into a shared bucket, which was often a frothy mess.
Amusing and informative video. I hope my technique improves based on your tips.
September 19th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Great video! Never seen the “invisible spit” myself, but then I guess that’s the point, eh? Another thing I’ve noticed at trade tastings is the buckets they use are usually too shallow to allow more forceful spits, even if accurate. I favored the trash cans
My 2 cents, in video format: http://questionsoftaste.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-spit.html