While visiting Wiens Family Cellars in Temecula, California last week we tried a product to help cleans the palate between wines. SanTasti makes several palate cleansing products. I tried the classic, which tasted like water with effervescence. Unlike sparkling water, it did not leave an aftertaste. My palate was ready to taste the next wine. I tried this product several times between the wines and each time I felt as though my palate was cleansed. Of course sparkling wine can also cleans the palate, however occasionally there is an aftertaste.

SanTasti also makes other products. Peppermint is an alternative to gum and breath mints. Cinnamint cleanses your palate with a cinnamon and mint taste.

One of the challenges of tasting several wines is to also drink plenty of water. One should try to drink as much water as wine. For me, my best intentions don’t always help. It seems that the SanTasti product can also keep you hydrated. While drinking the classic to cleanse the palate it also keep you hydrated. I’d like to see more tasting rooms carry this in addition to bottled water.

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