San Diego And Wine Tasting Tour And Temecula
San Diego And Wine Tasting Tour And Temecula
These days there are lots of people hosting wine tasting parties, not only for the good wine but also for the social aspects. It is a great way to taste all the different kinds of wine and a good excuse to throw a party. Nevertheless, you may not know the first thing about wine. No one wants to be the odd one out at a party so here are a few wine tasting tips to help.
The first think is not what you might think, looking at the wine and not drinking it is the correct step.
Only fill your wine glass up to half way. You need to look at the color of the wine by doing the rim test, this is done by tilting the glass to one side. Tilting the glass too far would spill the wine if the glass was too full wouldn’t it?
You need to hold the wine glass by the stem and never by the bowl. You might be thinking that this will feel awkward but if you are a newcomer to wine tasting you won’t realize that the temperature of the wine can be changes by the heat from your hand. Another reason is to avoid blurring the color of the wine with your fingerprints.
After observing the wine’s color, the next step is swirling the wine. The purpose for this is to release the aroma as well as the flavor.
All the aromas and scents of the wine are released after you have swirled the wine, this is now the time to smell the wine. Place the glass just under your nose and take a deep breath through your nose. The smell of the wine will also indicate its age or its origin. The quality of the wine may also be determined by the smell alone.
Wine tasting is not about how much wine you can drink at once but about taking small sips and appreciating the flavors. It involves doing small sips of the wine and most important of all, you need to be able to taste it.
After having wine inside your mouth, you need to roll the wine around your tongue. Remember three things when tasting 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. Think of these three things next time you are wine tasting and you are sure to enjoy your wine even more.
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