My other comment above is a better reply to this:<p>&gt; Quality is a tricky word, but in terms of the appreciation of craft goods, your ability to identify the subtleties that make more higher quality products _better_ is a learned trait.<p>If your references are wrong, or you miss out on the identification of a nuance, you haven&#x27;t learned from the experience or you&#x27;ve learned bad information.<p>For example, individuals who say &quot;I can&#x27;t taste the difference between a $30 and $300 bottle of wine&quot; are not _wrong_ - they just lack the formative experiences and education to appreciate the attributes that the more expensive product has.<p>There is an entire world of great flavor out there that is very hard to perceive; for example, I don&#x27;t eat any artificial flavorings, preservatives, or food coloring, 
and when actually doing tastings for work, there are lists of black list foods and cut-off times for a clean palate - we go to that extent because anything less would cause us to miss what makes that product unique and special - we would be entirely unable to perceive it, learn from it, and appreciate it.