| Wine Tasting | | | | colour can be green, yellow or brown. More colour |
| Wine tasting is the sensory examination and | | | | in white wine usually indicates more flavour and |
| assessment of wine. While the practice of wine | | | | age. Similarly, Red wines are not just red. They |
| tasting is as ancient as its production, a more | | | | can be pale red to deep brown red, usually |
| formalized methodology has slowly become | | | | becoming lighter in colour with growing age. Along |
| established from the 14th century onwards. Wine | | | | with time many red wines improve, but it ruins |
| tasting is an art, and not every person can be a | | | | most white wines. |
| perfect wine taster. One needs to have a very | | | | Smell - Move the glass of wine in your hands in a |
| fine sense of smell, taste, and appearance (vision | | | | circular motion, this releases molecules in the wine |
| to distinguish different colours) along with | | | | allowing you to smell the aroma. Take a light smell |
| experience of tasting several wines of different | | | | first and feel the aroma of wine properly, after |
| aroma, blend and ingredients. | | | | then take one deep whiff and concentrate the |
| | | | feel of aroma, don't try to taste it too early. |
| It's not tough to learn the art of wine tasting. You | | | | After trying several wines you will notice |
| don't need to be an avid drinker, but you should | | | | similarities and differences between them. |
| have the three basic qualities as stated above, 1) | | | | Taste - The most important decision factor of a |
| appearance, 2) smell, and 3) taste. If you are | | | | wine is its taste. The balance between sweetness |
| having these three qualities then you only need | | | | and acidity is a vital factor. Initial taste, and after |
| some dedication and extra bit of interest in this | | | | taste both are important. Give proper attention to |
| art. If you have knowledge of different wine | | | | both and notice that, is it light or rich? Is it |
| varieties, their areas of production, the wine | | | | smooth or harsh? After swallowing wine feel that |
| making process along with the ingredients used in | | | | how long did the taste last? Was it pleasant? |
| making wine, then that will surely be a helpful | | | | These are three decision factors in wine tasting. |
| factor in judging the quality of wine as well as | | | | The more diverse set of wines you try, and the |
| their comparison with other popular varieties | | | | more attention you pay to each wine, the better |
| available. | | | | you will become at ascertaining and describing |
| It's very easy to learn the practice of wine | | | | each wine's characteristics. If you really want to |
| tasting, and if you already enjoy wine, learning the | | | | be an expert in area of wine tasting, you should |
| gradation will increase the delight you get from | | | | visit wine tasting events in your area. |
| tasting wine. | | | | Winelines is a UK based wine seller, which aims to |
| Appearance - The colour of wine is a great | | | | expose the mystery that surrounds wine tasting |
| decision factor, it varies tremendously even in | | | | as well as wine making, storing and serving. |
| same type of wines. So the wine should be | | | | Winelines have presented an array of wine tasting |
| poured in a clear transparent class in front of a | | | | events, from private tastings entertaining friends |
| plain background to get actual colour of wine. The | | | | in the Home Counties, to Corporate Wine Tasting |
| fact is that, a white wine is not actually white. Its | | | | Competitions. |