Also, wine tasting is actually as ancient as wine production itself.
It's a time-honored profession! Wine tasting has been around forever, but it started to become a formalized thing back in the 14th century.
I consider myself to be rather high-brow since I enjoy tasting expensive wines. Do you like wine tasting? I know that it is actually the sensory evaluation and examination of wine I do, and wasting money on expensive ones makes me feel better about myself. Do you consider yourself a sommelier, which is a professional wine taster? I usually avoid labelling myself but in this case it might be appropriate! Sommeliers usually work in fine restaurants and specialize in all aspects of wine and how wines match with foods. Well it might be time to look for a new job then. Sommeliers get to taste wine and food!
While the practice of wine tasting is as ancient as its production, a more formalized methodology has slowly become established from the 14th century onwards.