A Friday Poll - How long should a tasting last?

WINE TALK
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How long do you expect a tasting at a Tasting Room to las?

  • 15 to 20 minutes
  • 20 to 30 minutes
  • 30 to 45 minutes
  • 45 to one hour
  • longer than one hour
  • i only taste by appointment only
  • i don’t visit tasting rooms

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the scenario: you amble into a tasting room on a random Friday afternoon and belly up to the bar. the tasting menu has six selections, and all are intriguing enough to try. you haven’t tasted this wine previously, and don’t know much about the operation. there is one other couple in the room tasting too.

the question: how long do you expect your tasting to last?

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probably depends how nice/receptive/knowledgeable/talkative the pouring attendent is.
and how good the wine is

3

Wow, 15-20 was the lowest answer? Pours are generally small and there are usually crackers. I can easily taste 6, get a sense of the wines, and ask questions in 10-15.

4

I answered the poll before reading the scenario, so overstated at 45 to one hour. I’m right at the 30 minute point, given the details. Assuming the person pouring is friendly and knowledgable about their wines, and since the room isn’t busy, I’d expect to talk and taste for about 5 minutes per wine, possibly a bit less. (except for when I visit your tasting room on a Friday afternoon, Paul. in that case, you’re going to have to carry me out with the trash when you close up neener )

5

Until all the Tats have sung.

6

you’re welcome to stay as late as you want…ya just gotta help with the cleanup. do you do windows?

7

Probably no more than one summer. They’re not that well made:

8

Well done!

9

Shouldn’t it be like In-and-Out, like the burger chain? Of course, some of my most memorable tastings have been ones that lasted an afternoon. I remember a great tasting with Ken Burnap at Santa Cruz Mountain Winery that lasted about 3 hours(!).

10

I voted short also, I taste for purchase decisions so I usually go pretty fast.

We’re kind of famous though for having people stand on our crush pad and try to get a cell signal to cancel their next two appointments. I think 6 hours is the longest anyone has stayed but 2-3 is average. It’s rare I have someone less than an hour and I’ve never had anyone spend 15 minutes.

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It all depends on how good the wines are, and how interesting the other people in the tasting room are. It can get kinda long. [basic-smile.gif]
The tours I give usually last 1-1.5 hours, but those can last a lot longer if the people ask a lot of questions. Yesterday I gave a tour, and they didn’t ask an inordinate amount of questions, but one of the couples was from Chicago (my home town), and the other couple was from Fayetteville AR (where I lived for 20 years before I moved here). It was kind of weird to have all of these personal references at the same time. Needless to say, we had a lot to talk about. [wow.gif]

12

Were you a winemaker in Fayetteville AR?

13

No right answer. I’ve been to tastings where 20 minutes was too long and 4 hours was too short.

14

I got my BS at the U of A, but I did make some killer Cab Franc there in a grad level Enology class. neener

Wooo Pig Sooooooie!

15

Wouldn’t you want to spend MORE time if the wines were even somewhat under consideration though?

16

I think Paul is in a different category, given what he does. But if I’m visiting a winery with any thought of future business, I’d spend as much time as possible. Even if it’s just for my personal purchase, I like to know as much as I can, so if they’ll stay w me, I’ll hang with them.

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Too vague: If its a BevMo, grocery store, providing million + gallon a year winery, 15 - 20 minutes. Volume is money.

If it’s a smaller, lesser known or newby winery, with decent wines, 40 minutes to an hour. Have to educate and sell the wine.

If it’s Herb Lamb Vineyard: “What’s for dinner Jennifer?” and “Do you need me to bring anything from the bakery on my way back tomorrow?”

18

I took that same tasting with you on Wednesday Paul. What did it take, 15 minutes tops? Throw in another couple and maybe you add another 5-10 mins.
BTW, thanks for the 7th bottle! [cheers.gif]

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any time! [cheers.gif]

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This. If I’m just stopping by out of curiosity then I’m not interested in checking out the trinkets and hearing the sales pitch from someone who probably is basically working a retail type job and doesn’t work in the actual winery. If I’m really interested in the place then I’ve probably got an appointment to visit and will be there a while.