| If you are interested to know about different | | | | about the different wines. Spittoon is needed in |
| versions of wine tasting, then you have come to | | | | order to spit out the wine once you have tasted |
| the right place. In this article we will discuss about | | | | it out. It is good if you have a clean spittoon so |
| vertical wine tasting. Vertical tasting is just | | | | that you can see and observe the color of the |
| experiencing the taste of different wines based | | | | wine once you spit it out. |
| on the vintage years. This is the best method of | | | | You also need an appropriate glass, red or white |
| tasting if you are a beginner, allowing you to truly | | | | wine glass depending on the which you are tasting. |
| appreciate the unique tastes and aromas of the | | | | You can pour yourself 2 ounces and begin the |
| wines of different years. | | | | tasting process. It is important that you grasp |
| Before we can proceed it is important that you | | | | your wine glass from the stem as it allows you to |
| understand the meaning of two important words, | | | | observe the color of the wine in the bowl and |
| varietal and vintage. Varietal refers to the specific | | | | also if you hold the bowl of the glass you will |
| variety or the type of grape that is used to | | | | leave smudges which will make it difficult to truly |
| prepare the wine, while vintage refers to the year | | | | observe the character and color of the wine. You |
| the grapes were harvested. Varietal tasting should | | | | can give the wine a swirl and dip your nose into |
| be done with only one type of wine form | | | | the wine glass to smell the delicious aromas of |
| different vintages. It is better to try the wines | | | | the wine. |
| produced from the same producer as it will allow | | | | Now you are ready to begin tasting the wine. You |
| you to understand the unique tastes from | | | | need to splash the wine all around your mouth in |
| different years. | | | | order to truly appreciate the taste of the wine. |
| Once you have decided the varietal and producer | | | | Some wines will combine two types of taste and |
| you can go to your local store and buy wines | | | | it is important to differentiate the two tastes. |
| from different vintages. Before you begin the | | | | Once you are done with tasting you need to |
| tasting you need to have a spittoon and a tasting | | | | immediately spit it out and cleanse your mouth |
| card ready. A tasting card will be the place where | | | | and palate in order to begin tasting the next one. |
| you can jot down your observation and notes | | | | |