Do you like wine? Stop smoking

Besides the fact that smoking kills more people every year than alcohol and drug abuse, murder, suicide, road accidents, fires, etc., there is something else, researchers have found: tobacco destroys a person’s ability to… truly appreciate wine!

If you want to understand the true taste of wine, then you better quit smoking. That’s why:

1) Smoking reduces your sense of smell.

This is a known effect of smoking. Considering that almost all of your ability to taste wine depends on your ability to smell, this means that if you smoke, you will not be able to appreciate the true taste of the wine. And this will happen until you quit smoking.

2) Smoking affects the sense of taste.

According to TheScoopOnSmoking.org: “If you smoke, you won’t be able to appreciate the taste of food the way non-smokers can.” It’s because tobacco damages taste buds. So, if your ability to appreciate the aromas of wine is not greatly affected, then your ability to enjoy its taste is certainly “handicapped.”

3) Smoking creates odors that make it difficult for you (and others) to appreciate the wine in your glass.

When you smoke, you smell the smoke. Your clothes, hair and breath smell strongly when you smoke. Strong odors associated with smoking deprive you of the opportunity to taste delicate wines with subtle aromas. Plus, if you find yourself at a table next to other wine fans, you can be sure that the smell of smoke will overpower the aromas of the wine in their glasses.

4) Smoking is expensive.

The money you spend on smoking (current estimates are around €200 per month for the average smoker) is money you could be spending on something else and having a great experience. Apart from the huge personal costs associated with smoking, it can also be argued that you have civil and moral duty to quit smoking for the public good. Here’s why: Smoking increases overall medical costs, even for non-smokers. For example, medical costs and rising insurance rates (even for non-smokers) are rising due to health care costs associated with smoking.

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