| Even though many just assume that wine tasting | | | | The first thing to do with wine is to look. With |
| is sipping, swishing, and swallowing - many are | | | | wine, you can tell quite a bit about it by looking at |
| amazed to find that it is actually a bit more. Wine | | | | it. You should always start by pouring the wine |
| tasting is more of an art, an art that is used to | | | | into a clear glass, then taking a few minutes to |
| distinguish the taste of fine wines. Wine can be a | | | | look at the color. As far as the color goes, white |
| tasty and refreshing drink - if the bottle was | | | | whines are not white, but actually yellow, green, |
| stored correctly and aged properly. | | | | or brown. Red wines on the other hand are |
| Wine tasting begins with the swishing. The reason | | | | normally a pale red or dark brown color. Red wine |
| why wine tasters swish the wine around in their | | | | gets better with age, while white whines get |
| mouths is to get the taste. Both the front and | | | | more stale with age. |
| the back areas of the tongue contain taste buds, | | | | Next, is the smell of the wine, which you should |
| although neither one has any distinct sensation in | | | | do in two steps. You should start with a brief |
| taste. Taste buds can detect food and liquid that | | | | smell to get a general idea of the wine, then take |
| is bitter, salty or sweet, without a problem. To | | | | a deep, long smell. This deeper smell should allow |
| get the proper taste from wine however, you | | | | you take the flavor of the wine in. The more |
| need to swish it around in your mouth and allow | | | | experienced wine tasters prefer to sit back a bit |
| your taste buds and sense of smell to bring out | | | | and think about the smell before they actually |
| the unique and fine flavors in the wine. | | | | taste the wine. |
| When you have a cold however, the wine can | | | | Last but not least, is to taste the wine. To |
| taste very different. When tasting your wine, | | | | properly taste the wine, you should first take a |
| your sense of smell has a major impact on the | | | | sip, swish it around in your mouth, and then |
| taste. What many fail to realize, is that over 75% | | | | swallow. Once you swish the wine around in your |
| of our taste is due to our sense of smell. When | | | | mouth, you will bring out the rich and bold flavors |
| we have a cold, our sense of smell is affected. | | | | of the wine. After swallowing, you will be able to |
| Therefore, when eating or tasting wine with a | | | | distinguish the after taste of the wine, and the |
| cold, the taste will appear different. Wine tasters | | | | overall flavor. |
| all over the world will tell you that tasting wine is | | | | Once you have looked at the wine, smelled it, and |
| more about a sense of smell than the actual | | | | finally tasted it, you will be able to evaluate the |
| taste buds. | | | | wine from the standpoint of the taster. This is |
| The art of wine tasting is indeed an art. Wine | | | | the easiest way to determine the quality of the |
| tasters do however, follow some general | | | | wine, and whether or not it has been properly |
| guidelines and rules that judge how great a wine | | | | stored and aged. As with all things in life - the |
| is. These techniques can help you bring the most | | | | more you taste wine - the better you will get at |
| out of your wine, providing you follow them and | | | | distinguishing the unique flavors. |
| know how to bring out the taste. | | | | |