Passage is in the Preface, not Chapter 1; an author's account of perception, not evidence for the disparaging judgments surrounding it.
This frames tasting notes as observer-conditioned measurements and supports separating observation from inference.
Sensory perception is processed rather than passively transmitted. Critical tasting must therefore guard against experience-based models, expectation, and ingrained bias when interpreting the liquid.
Supplied PDF sheet 16 (screen counter 15; not publisher pagination)
Supplied PDF sheet 16 (screen counter 15; not publisher pagination)
Preface
Fresh consecutive source reading completed September 28, 2026. Locator corrected to the supplied 753-sheet PDF; screen counters were previously mislabeled printed pages. Paraphrase checked against its source context. Passage is in the Preface, not Chapter 1; an author's account of perception, not evidence for the disparaging judgments surrounding it.
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