If you think tap water tastes fine and paying for bottled water is dumb, you’ll hate this new trend . . .
“The New York Times” did a big feature on how rich people are moving on from “fine wine,” and getting in on FINE WATER tastings. (???)
A writer for the “Times” recently went to a fine water competition in Atlanta, where six judges . . . or “water sommeliers” . . . blind taste-tested 107 different types of mineral water from around the world.
Like wine, they say each type of “fine water” has a distinct taste depending on where it came from, and the mix of minerals it has. Some of them now go for HUNDREDS of dollars a bottle.
One of the competition winners this year was “melted snow that had been filtered through Peruvian volcanic rock.” The judges also taste-tested one made of mist gathered from a pine forest in Tasmania.
The idea of “fine water” isn’t brand new. It’s the ninth time Atlanta has hosted the competition. But it’s becoming a lot trendier, especially because people are drinking less alcohol than they used to.
The story talks about how water sommelier programs are getting more popular, and how some people are even converting their wine cellars into water cellars.
A group called Fine Waters handles a lot of these competitions. The founder explained it like this: “If you pay attention, the world opens up to you. If you think water’s just water, you are missing out.”
