| Many small, boutique wineries are
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| | you ask to taste a wine for a second
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| family-run businesses. Chances are quite
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| | time, it is a common courtesy to buy a
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| good that you will meet one of the
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| | bottle of the wine.
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| winery's family members while visiting a
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| | What should you do with the wine in your
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| winery. When visiting a wine tasting room
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| | glass you have tasted? If you do not want
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| consider yourself a guest. The owners and
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| | to drink or taste the rest of the wine in
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| staff are proud of their facility and
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| | your glass, you can pour it into a spit
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| wines. They want everyone to enjoy their
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| | bucket. It is perfectly acceptable. In
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| visit. Expectations in tasting rooms are
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| | addition, it is a good idea to spit your
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| different than at wine festivals or in
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| | wine into the bucket. Even though
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| busy bars. After visiting 125 wineries in
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| | tastings are small, they do add up after
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| the last nine months and talking with
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| | a number of tastings. If you are unsure
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| numerous wine hosts and visitors, we have
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| | about spitting, practice at home. A
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| created a selection of ideas to keep in
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| | frequently heard suggestion is to
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| mind when visiting a winery and vineyard.
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| | practice in the shower.
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| The atmosphere in a winery tasting room
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| | Do you think wineries are being stingy
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| is one of a subtle sophistication. While
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| | when they set out tiny crackers or tiny
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| shorts and athletic shoes are acceptable
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| | bites of cheese? Remember this is not
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| so are semi-dress clothes. Do not arrive
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| | your lunch. The purpose of the crackers,
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| at the winery chewing gum. Gum will
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| | dips or cheese is to cleanse the palate
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| distort the taste of wine. Heavy perfume
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| | and to help one decide how the wine pairs
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| and aftershave will also not permit you
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| | with food. Some wineries have
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| or others near you to taste the wine
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| | restaurants, so if you want lunch visit
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| effectively. Sense of taste is highly
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| | the restaurant.
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| influenced by the sense of smell. Loud
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| | Do you want to enjoy a picnic lunch? Many
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| outside voices are not appropriate.
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| | wineries encourage visitors to bring a
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| Conversational tones are perfect and fit
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| | picnic lunch. Frequently picnic or patio
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| in well with talking about the wines you
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| | tables are available. Ask in advance if
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| taste and meeting others who have common
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| | it is okay to bring a picnic lunch and
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| interests.
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| | where to picnic on the grounds. Do not
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| Tasting rooms can be crowded on weekends.
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| | bring wine from another winery or any
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| Weekdays are generally slower and wine
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| | other kind of alcohol. Laws restrict
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| hosts have more time to talk about the
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| | wineries and many wineries are not
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| wines you taste. In either case, if the
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| | permitted to have any other alcoholic
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| tasting room is busy, do not elbow your
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| | beverage on their premises. Besides, if
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| way to the tasting bar. On busy days,
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| | you were going to someone's home for
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| some wineries will set up tasting tables
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| | dinner, it would be tasteless to bring
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| or bars outside the tasting room. Give
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| | your own entrée. Staff and
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| yourself plenty of time at a winery.
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| | visitors always appreciate good manners.
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| Relax and enjoy the wine tasting and the
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| | If you have the opportunity to visit a
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| ambiance of the tasting room. If the
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| | vineyard, do not pick the grapes. If you
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| tasting counter is busy, consider
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| | would like to taste a wine grape at
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| stepping back to discuss wine with other
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| | harvest time, be sure to ask a staff
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| like-minded people. This gives others
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| | member. One winery we visited this summer
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| room to step up for a tasting. Many
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| | mentioned how they don't mind visitors
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| wineries have gift selections to browse
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| | walking through the vineyards and taking
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| while tasting wines. Take your time
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| | pictures, but one day a visitor walked
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| tasting and browse the displays.
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| | out of the vineyard with several bunches
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| The tasting representative pours the
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| | of grapes to ask what they were. It did
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| tastings in a particular order based upon
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| | not dawn on him until an owner reminded
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| the style of wine. If you choose not to
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| | him that the grapes would have made wine.
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| drink a particular wine that's fine.
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| | The visitor tried to give them to the
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| Gently cover your wine glass with your
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| | owner who replied, "They aren't good now.
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| fingers to indicate you do not want to
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| | They aren't ready for making wine."
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| taste a wine. It is so much more subtle
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| | The best motto to follow in a winery or
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| than declaring, "I don't like that wine."
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| | vineyard would be the National Parks
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| Not all wine drinkers like all wines and
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| | motto, "Take only pictures and leave only
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| wine hosts understand. Visitors do not
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| | footprints." When you visit a winery, if
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| need to announce to everyone that they
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| | you like the wine and want to buy it that
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| dislike a particular wine.
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| | is great, but you do not need to purchase
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| Another major faux pas is to pick up a
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| | a bottle of wine. Do not buy a bottle of
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| bottle and pour your own tasting. Allow
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| | wine unless you like it. Participating in
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| your wine consultant to pour the wine.
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| | a winery tasting room can be delightful
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| Many wineries will offer to sell you a
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| | for everyone.
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| glass of wine if you would like more. If
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