A man holding up a glass of water
A man sniffs a glass of water
A woman at a table with glasses of water
A man holding up two glasses of water
A woman sips a glass of water
A man lifting a glass of water
A bottle with text on a clear label
A man sipping a glass of water
Bottled water stacked in front of a table
Close-up of a scoring sheet with numbers
Glasses of water on numbered sheets of paper
People sitting at a table tasting water
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Water Tasting JudgeThe American Festivals Project was in West Virginia for the 2009 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting, an event held during the town's Winter Festival of the Waters. Each year local celebrities judge water—municipal, bottled, and purified—from around the world, while the public watches the rounds and samples the entries. Here, a judge closely inspects a glass before tasting. As with wine, judges consider appearance, aroma, taste, mouth feel, and aftertaste. Read more about the 2009 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting on the American Festivals Project blog.
Photograph by Andrew Owen, American Festivals Project

Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting

See photos of the 2009 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, in this American Festivals Project travel photo gallery from National Geographic.

April 05, 2010

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