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Wine tasting
like the Pro's
Attending wine tasting events can provide you with great
experience and are also a lot of fun. Sadly though, many
people choose not to attend out of fear, lack of confidence in
their level of knowledge or experience. But, as with
everything in life, 'you have to start somewhere,' and
'practice makes perfect.'
Even though wine appreciation requires some level of skill, it
is not impossible to grasp the basic concepts.
During a wine tasting event, women are always served before
the men. Some tastings will serve you bottled water between
tastings, so you can clean your mouth out and be ready to
taste the next wine being served.
When holding the wine, always handle the glass by the stem, to
avoid heating it with your hands. There will also be crackers
and other treats on hand as well, to help you cleanse your
mouth between wine tastings and line your stomach.
As you may already know, you can tell quite a bit wine by its
color. Upon attending a wine tasting event for the first time,
you’ll notice that the glasses are clear, not pigmented. This
allows the taster to examine the wine better, and gain a full
appreciation of the experience. There should also be a white
tablecloth on the table as well, aid in providing contrast to
the color of the wine.
Never go by the name of the wine alone, it can easily fool
you, and will cloud your judgment of the wine before tasting
it.
Also, notice the more experienced wine tasters swirl the wine
around in the glass before tasting it.
This may seem peculiar, but gently swirling the wine actually
helps to bring out the flavor.
Most wines have been aging in bottles for long periods of
time, sometimes even years. When the wine is swirled around in
the glass, the swirling releases the flavors in the wine and
brings them to the taster’s senses.
At wine tastings, look at the wine, smell it, then after
swirling it around in the glass, taste it.
Smell plays an integral part of the process. You get a lot
more from the wine by smelling it first.
Wine has an intriguing aroma, which helps to bring out the
taste that wine is so renowned for.
Once you have smelled the wine, you should allow a few moments
to consider the bouquet, and fully appreciate the wine in your
glass.
Last but not least, you will need to know how to properly
taste the wine.
Your tongue has taste buds in the front and the back, aids
detection of flavors. Wine is full of flavors, but correct
technique is the only way to fully appreciate its qualities.
When you put the wine in your mouth, swish it around in your
mouth for a few seconds, allowing the flavors to dance across
your palate.
Once your taste buds begin tasting the wine, think about what
you taste. After swallowing the wine, the aftertaste that
remains in your mouth will give you more of an idea as to the
type and flavor of the wine.
Before you attend a wine tasting, learn as much as you can
about the many different flavors and varieties of wine
available. This way, you will gain a proper understanding of
what to look for in taste and fragrance, as well as color.
Even though you may be new to wine tasting, don't ever pass up
an opportunity to attend a wine tasting event. You will
experience the world of wine tasting first hand as well as
tasting wines that you may have never heard of before.
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