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How to Plan a Tasting Day Without Wrecking It
Three appointments, two hours apart, lunch in the middle — and one slot deliberately left open.
Three appointments, two hours apart, lunch in the middle, and one slot deliberately left open: how to plan a Wine Country tasting day that stays enjoyable to the end.
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Here's how to plan a tasting day you will actually enjoy. Three appointments is the ceiling. Not four, not five.
Three. Palate fatigue is real, and the fourth tasting is the one nobody remembers. Book the first for late morning, leave two hours between each, and put lunch in the middle rather than at the end.
Eat more than you think you need to. Decide who is driving before the first pour, or book a car. This is not the day to work that out later.
And if you only get one thing right, make it this. Leave one slot empty. The best afternoon of the trip is usually the place someone recommends while you are standing at the bar.
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