Foreshadowing
Roald Dahl in the short story 'Taste' merely gives any foreshadowing giving the readers a complete surprise of the twist at the end. The twist which is produced by the maid is briefly described as an unimportant character and so readers would think that she would not contribute that much in the story let alone the ending.There were no evident clues there would be a twist at the end but there were clues that expectantly Richard will succeed due to his reputation, confidence and profound knowledge.
"This - is a very gentle wine, demure and bashful in the first taste, emerging shyly but quite graciously in the second."
Are There Details That Are Unnecessary?
I think there aren't any details that aren't unnecessary even though every small and big thing that is written about, are elaborately written. I think every detail that Dahl has written contributes to the connections of the events because it paints the readers' a good picture of what is happening and plays a big part in the explanation of the important rise of tension.
Climax
The climax of 'Taste' is where the story ends; it is where Mike finds out that Richard has gone and checked the wine label and falsely said he could guess the wine by drinking it. This realisation is dawned by the help of the maid who beholds Richard's spectacles left in the study to him, vividly indicating to the readers and the rest of the characters that Richard has cheated. So the story ends at what is going to happen to Richard and how is Mike and the other characters going to react and do.
Roald Dahl's Main Idea
I think Dahl's main idea was to portray an interesting scenario that surrounds a serious bet involving two houses and a hand in marriage with an unexpected twist to the protagonist and antagonist. So Roald Dahl may wanted to imply that you musn't believe everything that is said or shown to you and instead must think rationally and what you think is right.
Comment of Human Nature
Roald Dahl may have wanted to say that human nature can be filled with egos and phoneys so people should be careful not believing everything that is shown and said to them for their own good. Otherwise bad consequences can likely occur. Human nature also includes careless, gullible people such as the antagonist Mike, maybe the idea was for people to be aware of their surrounding situations and not be ignorant.