A new study has shown that people are stupid, gullible and more easily swayed by pretty words than you would have believed possible. Just the news you wanted to hear before election day. According to the research, the more florid the wording on wine labels, the better the average drinker considers the wine to be – regardless of its actual quality.
This surely renders all wine descriptions meaningless, so do they even matter? And can you tell the real florid descriptions of wines from the fake florid descriptions? Take our quiz.
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