| It might seem a little bit weird because im telling | | | | come naturally. It takes lots and lots of practice |
| you how to drink wine, but wine tasting is often | | | | and research on herbs, spices and notes. |
| considered both a science and something you | | | | First, think of fruits, herbs, and flowers. Try and |
| have to learn how to do correctly. Wine is | | | | associate the aromas with foods you already |
| thought about in more detail and depth than | | | | know and are familiar with. If you have never |
| anything else that comes into contact with our | | | | smelled a ginger root, it makes perfect sense that |
| taste buds. With a little expert advice, you too | | | | you would not recognize it in a wine or anything |
| can become a connoisseur of wine. Simply swirl, | | | | of that matter. Red wines usually smell of red |
| sniff and sip and you’re off to the world of | | | | fruits, like cherries or dark berries; whites usually |
| wine tasting | | | | smell like white or light colored fruits like apples. If |
| Swirling The Wine | | | | you can’t smell anything at first sniff leave |
| Wine is much more than just red or white. In | | | | the wine for a few minutes and sniff again. |
| fact, reds can range from dark ruby reds to deep | | | | Sipping The Wine |
| purple and whites can display shades of suttle | | | | All of this swirling and sniffing has lead us to the |
| green, gold and even brown. Its a guide idea l to | | | | most enjoyable part of wine, tasting. Take a sip |
| hold your glass against something white to judge | | | | and swallow. This initial swig introduces your palate |
| the colour better. Each hue tips you off to what | | | | to the juice. Then take another sip and try to |
| taste lies ahead. | | | | analyze the flavours, the texture round your |
| Swirling is a big part of seeing what we are about | | | | mouth. Maybe you think it’s sweet or maybe |
| to drink or sip. By twirling the glass of wine you | | | | you think it reminds you of apples. Then take |
| are doing two things. The first is that the wines | | | | another sip and pay attention to the body and |
| movement around the glass leaves behind those | | | | finish. The body ranges from light to very full- |
| very famous legs. If you see your wine sliding to | | | | bodied. And the finish is how long the effects of |
| the sides of your glass you can bet that this wine | | | | the wine linger round your mouth. . |
| is going to be very full- bodied, these thick legs | | | | Wine tasting is something you can’t master in |
| also indicate higher alcohol and in the case of | | | | one sitting, people spend all there lives trying and |
| dessert wines, higher sugar content. On the other | | | | tasting wines, theres always something new to |
| hand, if after a swirl the wine runs like water | | | | try. Take small sips!. If you pay attention, every |
| down the inside of your glass it will be light- | | | | swirl, sniff and sip has something to tell you. |
| bodied. The second benefit of swirling is the | | | | Enjoy! |
| release of a wine’s aromas and flavours by | | | | What Wine Should I Try |
| letting the air reach the wine. What next? | | | | It makes logical sense to buy wines in bulk if your |
| Sniffing The Wine | | | | interested in tasting and increasing your wine |
| Most of the fun and enjoyment of wine tasting is | | | | tasting knowledge. A wine club would be the |
| identifying all of the fabulous perfumes and | | | | perfect way to sample lots of wines and keep |
| aromas that waft from the glass. But, don’t | | | | the cost to a minimum. You would also benefit |
| worry if all you smell at first is alcohol. Sniffing out | | | | from the range and diversity of the wines, which |
| all of those hints and nuances doesn’t usually | | | | will usually be from several areas of the world. |