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" I want people to know their palate is a snowflake. We all like different things. Why should we all have the same taste in wines? "
Gary Vaynerchuk
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" I'm not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. I'll say, 'It tastes like chicken.' I mean, that's not what people think of when they think of wine, but that's what it tastes like to me and it hits home. "
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