| Wine tasting kits are a fun way to... | | | | with a small amount of wine, no more than about |
| ...help the novice wine enthusiast experience many | | | | an inch in the bowl. |
| different wines and to learn the qualities of each | | | | If you are tasting several wines during the |
| wine. Different wine tasting kits are found | | | | evening, you will want to start with the lightest |
| depending on what types of wine you want to | | | | wines and work your way to the more complex |
| taste. There are differences between red wine | | | | wines. This will ensure that your taste buds |
| tasting kits and white wine tasting kits They | | | | remain sensitive to all the delicate nuances of |
| come with all the wine bottles and accessories | | | | each wine. Expert consensus is to have a sip of |
| needed. | | | | water between tastings to cleanse the palate, |
| You can even get kits that are made for multiple | | | | leaving a clean slate for the next wine. |
| tasters. These wine tasting kits come with as | | | | I'm sure you've seen experts swirling their glasses |
| many as eight glasses so that the experience can | | | | by their noses and looking mysterious. There are |
| be shared. This kit would be a great base to | | | | good reasons for this behavior. When the wine is |
| throwing a wine tasting party in your area. | | | | held up to the light you can see the color and |
| Wine tasting is an art and much more complicated | | | | clarity of the wine. White and red wines both |
| than simply drinking a glass of wine. You will | | | | have color variations as they age and clarity is |
| incorporate the senses of sight and smell, along | | | | also desirable. |
| with your sense of taste. This is not an | | | | The mysterious swirling of the wine is not just to |
| experience to be rushed. You must savor and | | | | make the experts look wise. By swirling the wine |
| linger over each sip. | | | | gently for a few seconds, the wine becomes |
| To properly use the wine tasting kit, there are | | | | aerated. This releases all the fullness of the wine's |
| some basics that you should be aware of. First of | | | | bouquet. If a person has a sensitive enough nose, |
| all, the wine glass should be clear with a rim that is | | | | they will often be able to distinguish several of the |
| turned slightly inward. This will allow you to see | | | | individual elements of the wine. |
| the color and clarity of the wine. The special rim is | | | | Once you've done these first two steps, you can |
| designed to concentrate the aroma and bouquet | | | | move on to the much anticipated tasting stage. |
| of the wine and prevent it from spilling when it is | | | | Take a sip of the wine and swirl it around a bit in |
| swirled. | | | | your mouth to warm it. Savor the multitude of |
| Holding the bowl of the wine glass can allow the | | | | flavors that explode on your tongue. If you plan |
| heat of your hand to warm the wine so you | | | | on tasting several wines, it is perfectly acceptable |
| should always hold the stem of the glass to | | | | wine tasting etiquette to spit the wine out instead |
| experience the truest flavors. You would start | | | | of swallowing. |