The title is ironic. While "taste" refers to wine, it also refers to judgement. Pratt has a brilliant physical palate but zero ethical taste. Schofield has financial taste but no paternal instinct. The real "taste" in the story is the reader’s—the ability to taste the bitter irony in the final paragraph.

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    Spoiler alert: The genius of "Taste" lies in the final line. After correctly identifying the wine, Pratt gloats—only for young daughter (the "stake") to reveal that she switched the wine labels days earlier. She knew her father was a gambler. The "expert" didn’t taste the wine at all; he tasted the label. The title is ironic