| Wine tasting is simply a process applied to | | | | cold do affect your taste bud and tasting |
| distinguish the taste of fine wines. One must | | | | under the influence of one will make the |
| be able to note the differences between | | | | taste appear different. |
| different types of wines and for expert | | | | |
| tasters, also the differences between the | | | | The last step is to decide if you want to |
| vintages of the same class of wine. Sometimes | | | | spit or swallow the wine. Personally, I |
| the tasting is called wine de gustation. The | | | | swallow the wine considering all the efforts. |
| most important part of any tasting is the | | | | If this is the only wine or one of two or |
| 'what and How'. The what, refers to what | | | | three you will sample at the event, |
| you're looking for, the brand and type. While | | | | swallowing is definitely an appropriate |
| the how determines origin and fermentation | | | | option. But on the other hand, if you are at |
| process. | | | | a winery and going through 5 or 6 wines, |
| | | | spitting is usually your best option. |
| The first thing to do in any wine tasting is | | | | |
| to look. Always start by pouring the wine | | | | Otherwise, every wine is going to start |
| into a clean clear glass, then taking a few | | | | tasting funny because of all the different |
| minutes to look at the color. You should know | | | | brands and you might end up drunk as well. |
| that the color for white wine is not white, | | | | Remember when you drink different types of |
| but actually yellow, green, or brown. On the | | | | alcohol like mixing vodka and rum, you get |
| other hand Red wines are normally a pale red | | | | drunk faster, same theory applies here. |
| or dark brown color. Red wine taste better | | | | |
| with age, while white wine stale with age. | | | | Tasting will also reveal other pertinent |
| | | | nuances about the wine. You should be able to |
| The next step is the smell. A good whiff will | | | | tell if the flavor is derived from the aging |
| give you an impression of what to expect from | | | | barrel or oak chips. You also can tell about |
| the wine when you taste it. Please take note | | | | the sweetness or bitterness. |
| of the aroma, is it fresh or foul? And again | | | | |
| does it smell like wine. Take time to think | | | | Wine tasters do follow some general |
| about the smell before tasting it. | | | | guidelines and rules that judge how great a |
| | | | wine is. It is these techniques that can help |
| The first step in tasting is to take a small | | | | you bring the most out of your wine, |
| sip. The small sip allows our mouth to get a | | | | providing you follow them and know how to |
| quick preview and some expectations. Only | | | | bring out the taste. |
| after the sip approval do we take in a mouth | | | | |
| full and swish. Swishing gives a better full | | | | After all, the real test is did you like it. |
| taste of the flavor of the wine. It is | | | | Tasting wine requires some protocols as |
| normally during swishing, that you discover | | | | listed above, but the most important part is |
| if the wine is bitter, salty or sweet. Severe | | | | for you to enjoy yourself. |