My hubby has a small wine group where they take turns holding blind tastings and I must say that a few of them are pretty good at identifying the wine.  What they do is they focus on the 4S; see, swirl, smell, sip.  They must have very good palate and also good memory otherwise won't be able to identify the wine when drinking a second time.

Durians can't be compared to wine as wine making involves skills.  A good wine maker will produce a wine that can be kept for a long time.