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Meet the water sommeliers: they believe H₂O can rival wine – but would you pay £19 a bottle?
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2025
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It's been long established that what tastes good to one person, will not taste good to another person.
This is because taste buds are a two-way communication channel, they will call out for nutrients the body asks for, and provide reward chemicals to the brain upon receipt of said nutrients.
So if Buddy Boy thinks that a water with slightly higher mineral content in one way pairs best with pasta, it's because he's deficient in that mineral.
The whole concept of sommeliers needing to exist was blown to smithereens over 2 decades ago - I don't know why we're still having this conversation.