| Tasting wine is unlike tasting any other beverage. | | | | released. |
| That is because most wines have different and | | | | Try to recognize what you smell. Is it fresh, |
| subtle flavors at the same time which result in | | | | intense, fruity, woodsy or light? Remember what |
| different taste sensations. While there is an art to | | | | you recognize here will help to determine what |
| wine tasting, there is also a lot of science. So here | | | | you actually taste after. |
| is how to correctly taste wine properly in five | | | | 4. Take a small sip of the wine. You do not want |
| easy steps. | | | | to take too much as this may result in you |
| 1. Fill your glass to about a quarter. Do not pour | | | | swallowing some. Hold the wine in your mouth. |
| any more than this as you will need to swirl the | | | | Gently purse your lips and pull in some air into |
| wine later and you do not want any spilling. | | | | your mouth across your tongue and over the |
| 2. Examining the color of a wine can tell you a | | | | wine. Swish the wine around in your mouth to |
| thing or two. Try to examine the color against a | | | | bring your taste buds into action. Savor the taste, |
| light background by tilting the glass away from | | | | feel the texture and how sharp or smooth it is to |
| you. Notice how dark or pale the wine is. The | | | | the taste. |
| deeper the color, the more full-bodied it tends to | | | | 5. What you do in this step depends on how |
| be. | | | | favorable your wine tasting experience has been |
| The color of some wine will be lighter towards the | | | | so far. If it has been good, you will want to |
| edge where it touches the glass. This is normal. | | | | swallow the wine. Here is where you will complete |
| However, the wine should definitely not be cloudy, | | | | your enjoyment as really good wines have a long |
| but clear and even brilliant. | | | | aftertaste where you are able to experience the |
| 3. In this step your main objective is to release | | | | taste long after you have swallowed. |
| the wine's aromas as your nose will be doing the | | | | If the wine is not to your liking or something |
| "tasting". Remember, 90% of tasting is really | | | | seems wrong, you may want to just spit it out |
| smelling. | | | | without getting too upset. |
| Gently swirl the wine in the glass so that you do | | | | Wine tasting is not only fun, it is methodical for a |
| not spill any. This will mix the wine with air. Bring | | | | good reason. Wine is such a complicated |
| the glass to your nose quickly and stick your | | | | beverage. |
| nose into the glass and smell the aromas being | | | | |