Wine judges fail the test

A study in the United Kingdom has found wine judges are no better than the general drinker at picking the most expensive wine in a blind taste test.

Oxford University psychologists found wine experts can judge faults in quality, and maybe the year the wine was made, but not always select the top-priced bottle.

Professor Charles Spence got Britain's top wine writers and judges to taste champagnes.

"It turned out they had no idea what the grape composition was, which sounds shocking.

"They couldn't pick the price, their preferences were just flat. So 400 pounds, $600-$700, tasted no better than a 15-pound ($30) champagne."

Wine judges are no more expert at picking the top priced wine, say Oxford Uni psychologists

Source: ABC News, 22 July 2013