Wine Tasting - It's Easy And Fun By: Taylor Erinwaters

Wine is a great drink and a great way to socialize, perhaps that's why wine parties are becoming more popular. More people are throwing parties like these to introduce others who haven't experienced the flavors of good wines. All the same, what if you don't know how to taste wine? Surely you wouldn't want to be the laughing stock at the party just because you don't know how to taste wine properly. So, here are some basics on how to taste wine.

The first thing to do is to look at the color of the wine before you take a drink. Never ever fill the glass with wine. The reason for this is that when it is time for you to rim test the wine, you will need to tilt the glass to take a look at its color. Tilting the glass too far would spill the wine if the glass was too full wouldn't it?

The correct way to hold the glass is with the step and not the bowl. Even though this may feel awkward at first, you need to remember that the purpose for this is to avoid altering the wine temperature with the warmth of your hands. Another reason is to avoid blurring the color of the wine with your fingerprints.

After looking at the color of the wine you would now swirls the wine around the upper edge of the glass. The purpose for this is to release the aroma as well as the flavor.

The next step is to smell the wine, When you swirled the wine around the glass you also exposed the scent of the wine. Put your nose right into the glass bowl and take a deep breath, a couple of good inhalations through the nose would do. The age, the quality and its origins can also be indicated by its bouquet.

After that, you are now prepared for tasting the wine. Tasting the wine doesn't involve gulping everything inside the wine glass at once. You are only tasting the wine so tiny sips will do.

Once the wine is in your mouth you need to role it around your tongue. There are a few things to look at when you first taste your wine The first is the first impression or what the wine tastes like when it enters your mouth, the second is the taste or the flavor of the wine when you are actually swirling the wine around your mouth and the third is the aftertaste, which is the lingering flavor after swallowing the wine.

Just a few things to think about when tasting wine. Remember these tips and you can be sure that you will be able to know what to do when you attend a wine tasting party.
Taylor Erinwaters has been writing about food and wine for many years. Recently,
she wrote about wooden wine racks.

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