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Kind of a big difference in smell. Can you really not tell the difference?

That's going to depend on what is fermented and how. E.g. malt vinegar tends to make me wonder when I showered last, and the smell of the air in newly opened yogurt has been a little off-putting ever since I had kids.

This is kinda the point... of Sommelliers, those with exceptional olfactory +1s

I personally have a really poor sense of smell.

I can drink horrible wine, and it wont bother me... my girlfriend on the other hand was Cellar Somm at the most famous restaurant in California, and has a nose for wines that are in the out-of-reach for most people.

There is a wine maker, Mark Jessup - the winemaker for the infamous Opus One... his current winery is fantastic, his statement was that the price limit one should do for "really good drinkable wines" is ~$150 MAX. Diminishing returns after, unless you have other ties to the price of the bottle.. but a ~$90-~$150 bottle is going to give you the best dollar for decanting. (https://www.jgregorywines.com/about_us)

Else, drink what you like...

But if you look at Harlan and such (even against screaming eagle) - they are amazing, but are just in the next tier of budget (just like grinding an RPG, level up - bigger numbers, same basic relative stats.)

I do recommend Cadueces Maynard James of band TOOL...

Best ~$90 bottles

Always order over phone and request signed bottles by winemaker. (in general)

> a nose for wines that are in the out-of-reach for most people

A curse akin to perfect pitch. Red wine gives me a headaches and I think $10 bottles of Moscato taste wonderful.

Leaves more room in my budget for things that my palate can comprehend, which mostly derive from malted grains.

Wow, those are totally different smells to me for malt vinegar

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