Our corner spot's wine notes went from napkin scribbles to app screens

Back in the day, the wine shop by my place had Friday tastings that were super casual. The owner would just jot down thoughts on napkins, like 'fruity' or 'smooth', and we'd all chat. Now, they use this fancy app where you scan a code and get a whole paragraph of notes. I tried a white last month and the app said it had 'notes of citrus and minerality', but honestly, it just tasted crisp to me. It feels less personal now, like we're in a lab instead of a cozy shop. I get they wanna keep up, but I kinda miss the simple napkin days. Makes me wonder if wine notes need to be so high-tech.

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joels744d ago

That "notes of citrus and minerality" bit is spot on. My friend grabbed a rose last weekend and the app called it "delicate with a stony finish." He said it just tasted like pink wine to him. He mentioned how the old owner would scribble "dry and fun" on a coaster and everyone would laugh. Now it's all quiet tapping on phones.

riley_taylor3d ago

Your note on tech feeling fake shows how we lose those human moments for sterile data.

joseph_martinez914d ago

All those fancy words might just be copied from the distributor, but the guy's napkin scribble came from his own mouth lol. Tech can make things feel fake even when it's trying to help.