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Wine Tasting Guide
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Short Description: smell and taste to recognize the above various components and to assess the ... A good look at the wine can tell us about the condition and even age of the ...
Content Inside: Wine Tasting Guide Have you ever wondered what exactly you are supposed to do when you taste wine? Well don't worry, you don't need to analyze wine to enjoy it, but if you pay attention to what you're tasting you'll find that you'll be better able to identify what you like or don't like in a wine. It's a lot like languages: You don't have to speak French to visit France, but if you know a few words, your enjoyment and experience can be greatly enhanced. These guidelines below will walk you through wine tasting step by step. Preparation Before you taste make sure there are no distracting odours in the room, like cooking smells or perfume. The only thing you should smell is the wine in your glass. Glasses should be clean and dry and filled with only a small sample of wine (about a quarter of the glass). Wines all have certain components and characteristics in common. When we taste, we use sight, smell and taste to recognize the above various components and to assess the quality and health of the wine. So let's give it a go. Guidelines 1. Appearance A good look at the wine can tell us about the condition and even age of the wine. Clarity: is the wine clear and bright (as it should be) or is it hazy or murky? Intensity: is the colour pale or deep? Colour: hold the glass at an angle against a white background (table cloth or sheet of paper) and assess the colour in the middle of the bowl of the glass and at the rim. White wines start life pale and darken with age. Red wines out a deep, bright purple and gradually turn ruby, mahogany and eventually brown as they age. 2. Smell Swirl the wine in your glass. This is done to mix oxygen in with the wine, which will soften the tannins of young wine. Swirling the wine in the glass allows its flavours and aromas to be liberated into the air, so give your glass a whirl and then take a deep sniff. Initially you should hold the glass a few inches from your nose. Then let your nose go into the glass. What are you looking for? Condition: does it smell clean and attractive or is there any mustiness or off-odour? Intensity: is the nose faint or pronounced?
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