Answers.Body: <p>The primary effect a spitoon would have, is less alcohol recpetion (some alcohol will get into the blood via the mouth-mucus). The alcohol could lead to different results for the later wines. </p>
  
  <p>You might get a more intense taste of the wine if you could take more of it into your mouth and "wash" with it. Even more if you take a sip, wash, gulp/spit, take another sip and taste.</p>
  
  <p>Maybe you want to try it, when you drink a glass of wine next time and then decide if the bigger sips / double sipping makes a difference to you.</p>
  
  <p>If it does but you dislike the idea of a spitoon, try reducing the number of wines per evening, so the increasing intoxication is not a problem.</p>
  
  <p>I really like your version of private tastings and might adopt some ideas from it. Have fun!</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Hi.  I live on a boat, normally for these tastings we have no more than 12 people, which of course means 12 bottles.  We have had so much fun, the prizes make it a great evening - only a couple of bucks a throw!
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Answers.Text: We tend to tell people that the spittoon is over the side of the boat - but sailors being what they are.......!
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Answers.Body: <p>It's fairly common in the wine trade to spit wine when evaluating wine as a buyer, winemaker, sommelier because you will get trashed if you drank everything.</p>
  
  <p>So there are two ways to spit. There is the common spit "bucket" and the paper coffee cup methods. When I taught at our local community college, they had every student spit wine into white paper coffee cups. Some people don't want to touch a common spit bucket and not everyone one is good at spitting with precision, so I recommend the coffee cup approach for beginners. You should see real professionals, they can spit into a bucket from 20 feet!</p>
  
  <p>There is a technique to it that takes a little bit of mastery so you don't end up dribbling wine all down your chin and clothes, but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: If I let people try the 20ft spitting thing our neighbors would complain!
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Body: <p>We sometimes do a friendly wine tasting. The idea is to discover good, well priced wines available locally - something that you might not have bought yourself.  Everyone brings a bottle, they are taken away by who ever is acting as sommelier for the evening, and then given a number. So, the whole thing is 'blind'.  Scores are given etc etc...  And eventual winners and losers announced (everyone also brings a small prize, so prizes are handed out as well).  The amount tasted is basically no more than a thimble or two,  there is no spittoon.  Would we get different results if we did, or is it OK to do this in our friendly tasting sessions.  </p>
  
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ThreadText: # Spittoons - in a friendly wine tasting
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-14)
  
  We sometimes do a friendly wine tasting. The idea is to discover good, well priced wines available locally - something that you might not have bought yourself. Everyone brings a bottle, they are taken away by who ever is acting as sommelier for the evening, and then given a number. So, the whole thing is 'blind'. Scores are given etc etc... And eventual winners and losers announced (everyone also brings a small prize, so prizes are handed out as well). The amount tasted is basically no more than a thimble or two, there is no spittoon. Would we get different results if we did, or is it OK to do this in our friendly tasting sessions.
  
  **Tags:** wine, taste
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: PS:  The prizes make it fun, and we have found some great wines at silly prices which we normally wouldn't have bought - the party works.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-14. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  The primary effect a spitoon would have, is less alcohol recpetion (some alcohol will get into the blood via the mouth-mucus). The alcohol could lead to different results for the later wines.
  
  You might get a more intense taste of the wine if you could take more of it into your mouth and "wash" with it. Even more if you take a sip, wash, gulp/spit, take another sip and taste.
  
  Maybe you want to try it, when you drink a glass of wine next time and then decide if the bigger sips / double sipping makes a difference to you.
  
  If it does but you dislike the idea of a spitoon, try reducing the number of wines per evening, so the increasing intoxication is not a problem.
  
  I really like your version of private tastings and might adopt some ideas from it. Have fun!
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Hi.  I live on a boat, normally for these tastings we have no more than 12 people, which of course means 12 bottles.  We have had so much fun, the prizes make it a great evening - only a couple of bucks a throw!  
  > **username_0**: We tend to tell people that the spittoon is over the side of the boat - but sailors being what they are.......!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-02-14. Score: 3
  
  It's fairly common in the wine trade to spit wine when evaluating wine as a buyer, winemaker, sommelier because you will get trashed if you drank everything.
  
  So there are two ways to spit. There is the common spit "bucket" and the paper coffee cup methods. When I taught at our local community college, they had every student spit wine into white paper coffee cups. Some people don't want to touch a common spit bucket and not everyone one is good at spitting with precision, so I recommend the coffee cup approach for beginners. You should see real professionals, they can spit into a bucket from 20 feet!
  
  There is a technique to it that takes a little bit of mastery so you don't end up dribbling wine all down your chin and clothes, but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: If I let people try the 20ft spitting thing our neighbors would complain!  
  
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