Things To Know To Be PRO As Wine Tasting

 

Wine is an alcoholic beverage and is enjoyed by most drinkers. It is an essential part of parties, get-togethers, and occasions. The wine originated from ancient China, Georgia, Iran (Persia), and Sicily. However, these days, the most popular countries for wine and wine degustations would surely be France & Italy. 

 

Many characteristics must shined through while wine tasting and impressed you?

 

Tasting wine is no less than art on its own. Majorly it comes in a 4 step process throughput the world. In a traditional form, it starts from look, smell, taste, and think. Let’s have a quick stroll to all steps in detail. 

 

So it starts from Look

You need to check out the color, opacity, and viscosity (wine legs). It won’t take more than you don’t need to spend more than 5 seconds on this step. There are many unsaid and unwritten facts about wine that are recognized best with a detailed look. Wine comes in mainly white & red wine and has a different taste. 

 

Smell like a dog

Well, not to sound funny, but yes smelling before drinking is a very important part of wine tasting 

Wine can be corked, reductive, or have volatile acidity. It could also show signs of premature aging though you probably would have noticed the visual clues in your glass.

 

Now get your lips to the glass and taste 

Observe wine with your taste buds and let your mouth fill with the fluid, and swallow slowly. 

Our tongues buds detect salty, sour, sweet, or bitter. Most of the wines have a sour taste, and please don’t expect it to be sweet. It also has an acidic taste and nature. 

 

Texture in wine plays an important role in tasting wine experience; however, an increase in texture makes it higher- riper wine. Ethanol makes wine richer than water. Length matters, too; we also detect taste differing in the beginning, middle, and end. 

 

Last and of course not the least would be to Think

 

Now is the time to answer all questions like did the wine taste balanced or out of balance, too acidic, too alcoholic, or too tannic? The analysis is also based on the look, smell, and taste that should work appropriately in proportion to each other.

If the wine is unique and unmemorable, then my friend, you have tasted good wine. 

 

Do not forget to go for a wine tour Tuscany next time you visit Tuscany, a central Italy region. Its’ a lifetime experience which you won’t forget ever in your lifetime. It comes at the varied process and their many places to do the same & have different experiences as per ambiance.  Click here to know more about #wine degustations.