I mean, it is subjective in the same sense that the sky being blue is a subjective thing. In other words, a philosophical debate over qualia.
But if you ever had a wine-tasting dinner with a large company of people, with a ranked progression of wines, you would not doubt that certain qualities of wine are absolutely shared amongst almost everyone who drinks them.
Our experiences are different. You seem caught up with categorization.
I'm fairly confident I couldn't tell a merlot from a cabernet, blind, from a glass. But that doesn't mean one wine doesn't taste nicer than another, or goes better with a particular dish. And that's what I was alluding to.
I know a couple who weren't wrapped in either of their surnames, so when they got married, they changed it to something they both liked - Merlot. It works well as a surname, methinks.
I mean, it is subjective in the same sense that the sky being blue is a subjective thing. In other words, a philosophical debate over qualia.
But if you ever had a wine-tasting dinner with a large company of people, with a ranked progression of wines, you would not doubt that certain qualities of wine are absolutely shared amongst almost everyone who drinks them.