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Wines That Surprise

Tyler Colman , 10.29.09, 04:00 PM EDT These great-tasting bottles will be favorites when used as ''ringers'' in blind tastings of pricier, more prestigious picks.

“Have you ever mistaken Bordeaux for Burgundy?" Harry Waugh, a venerable member of the British wine trade of the late 20th century, was once asked.

“Not since lunch," he replied.

Tasting wine can be confusing even for seasoned pros. Research has shown that when evaluating a wine's flavors, the drinker is sensitive to a variety of inputs, such as the price, the label, the producer and even the stemware the wine is served in.

So tasting wines “blind," or just poured in the glass without knowing what they are, has become the choice of many professionals, ranging from competition judges to critics. The theory is that holding various elements constant--such as tasting a group ...

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