| In this bit of how-to, wine tasting information | | | | the glass as it falls to rest. Some wines won't |
| regarding the senses most involved will hopefully | | | | adhere at all, but the more it does, the greater |
| be fully understood. You see, it isn't merely the | | | | the body. |
| senses of taste and smell, but it's also the sense | | | | Next up in this "how to", wine tasting using the |
| of sight which comes into play, and in fact is the | | | | sense of smell... the nose knows, as they say, and |
| first among these three to be used in analyzing | | | | we want to take in the full scent. Swirl your wine |
| wines. Let's go over all three, starting with sight. | | | | about in its glass just a mite, in order to release |
| There are two major ways to judge wines for | | | | the aroma and then inhale it slowly and deeply |
| body and clarity by sight, and these are as | | | | into your nostrils. Besides the fruitiness or |
| follows... | | | | berry-like scents, you may also detect spice-like |
| For clarity, we use our sense of sight. How to do | | | | scents, as well as something resembling chocolate |
| this in wine tasting is we view red wines through | | | | - this would be a young wine. Older wines smell |
| the side of the glass, perhaps tipping the glass | | | | more like prunes or raisins. |
| slightly for better detection - we're focusing on | | | | The final point on this list of how-to wine tasting |
| the edge of the surface of the wine here. If at | | | | tips is the sense of taste. Smell and taste are |
| the edge it is fairly dark, we can tell that it is a | | | | related, so now that you've gotten yourself a |
| somewhat young wine, while if the clarity of the | | | | snootfull, bathe your tongue with the wine, swirl it |
| color appears lighter than the rest, we can then | | | | about in your mouth, maybe even gargling a little... |
| know that it is an older wine. | | | | this will wet the back of your throat and sinuses |
| With white wines, we instead look down into the | | | | so that your related senses of smell and taste |
| wine from above the glass, perhaps swirling it | | | | can work in unison. If your mouth experiences a |
| about a bit, viewing the sparkles to judge its | | | | dryness of flavor, this is due to the tannin |
| clarity. In either case, red wine or white wine, | | | | content of the wine. You'll notice this more with |
| gently tipping the glass or swirling the wine about | | | | the deeper, darker red wines, most of all. |
| within it, look to see if the wine adheres a bit to | | | | |