If you have ever tried wine tasting you will have found its quite easy. You don't need to be an expert and can even begin without any recognized training. Etiquette come first so always serve the ladies before the gentlemen. Water at room temperature is normally served at any good wine tasting parties. The waster is used to clean your taste buds ready for the next and most probably completely different type of wine. The water is not to be very cold as this can shock your palate which can change the taste of the wine dramatically.
Holding the wine glass by the stem and not the bowl in the palm of your hand is very important when it comes to wine tasting. Your hand can warm up the glass to an extent where it changes the taste of the wine so try to avoid this.
Tasting the wine doesn't just involve putting the wine in your mouth and roll it around your tongue a couple of times before spitting or swallowing.
The first step in tasting wine is by taking a look at its color. The glasses served should always be clean and clear in order for you take a good look at the wine. Use a white background when checking the color of the wine, this will enable you to see the true color and clarity of the wine. White doesn't always mean white when it come to wine, you can sometimes find white wine with a brown, yellow or even green shade. Again red isn't always a pure red, you can have lots of different shaded but older red wine tend to be a little lighter.
Try doing a rim test and look at the color of the wine, this can give you some indication as to the age or flavor. Just tilt the glass and look at the wine, if it is purplish in color, it indicates that the wine is young, if it is brownish, it means that it is an older wine.
Testing the scent is the next step and this is done by swirling the wine around the glass to mix in the air and then breath fully through the nose after placing the glass just above your top lip. The wine could have been in the bottle for a little as six months to many years so by swirling the wine you will be releasing the flavors. It's like cooking at home where you stir the food in order for you to blend the flavor. - 14915
Holding the wine glass by the stem and not the bowl in the palm of your hand is very important when it comes to wine tasting. Your hand can warm up the glass to an extent where it changes the taste of the wine so try to avoid this.
Tasting the wine doesn't just involve putting the wine in your mouth and roll it around your tongue a couple of times before spitting or swallowing.
The first step in tasting wine is by taking a look at its color. The glasses served should always be clean and clear in order for you take a good look at the wine. Use a white background when checking the color of the wine, this will enable you to see the true color and clarity of the wine. White doesn't always mean white when it come to wine, you can sometimes find white wine with a brown, yellow or even green shade. Again red isn't always a pure red, you can have lots of different shaded but older red wine tend to be a little lighter.
Try doing a rim test and look at the color of the wine, this can give you some indication as to the age or flavor. Just tilt the glass and look at the wine, if it is purplish in color, it indicates that the wine is young, if it is brownish, it means that it is an older wine.
Testing the scent is the next step and this is done by swirling the wine around the glass to mix in the air and then breath fully through the nose after placing the glass just above your top lip. The wine could have been in the bottle for a little as six months to many years so by swirling the wine you will be releasing the flavors. It's like cooking at home where you stir the food in order for you to blend the flavor. - 14915
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