My Palate is confused!!

I am really enjoying this wine class I am taking, “Wine Sensory 1″ but it is really messing up my palate.

I was visiting a local winery yesterday and talking to an employee who works there and is also in my class. I was asked if I liked the class and when I toldthem that I did and went on to explain how my palate seemed all messed up the employee stated that they noticed the exact same same thing. We are both a bit confused by this. Not sure exactly why this is but I actually was glad to know that it wasn’t just me who felt this way.

I wonder if it has something to do with what my palate has been exposed to. I taste and drink mostly local wines, wines fom Lake Erie North Shore and Pelee Island. In the first two weeks of our wine class I have been exposed to wines from France, Italy, New Zealand, Chile and California, USA. I wonder if it is this world wide exposure to wines has put my palate to the test.