| The fun part is that for the first time you will | | | | holding the glass stem firmly in your hand and |
| actually focus your senses and try to discern the | | | | with tiny circles let the wine wet the sides of the |
| different tastes and aromas of the wine. Some | | | | glass. This will ensure that the wine while coating |
| might be more difficult than others and you might | | | | the sides of the glass will set of the aroma and |
| not be able to distinguish between all the aromas | | | | releases its bouquet. |
| and tastes but you definitely recognize some of | | | | Now is the time to smell the wine. This might be |
| them. From here on forward it will just get easier | | | | difficult at first but you might discern things like |
| and the next time that you buy a bottle to share | | | | strawberries, spiciness or cinnamon. You decide |
| with your friends you will actually try and analyze | | | | for yourself as nobody has the same smell and |
| the different tastes and aromas yourself. Enough | | | | there is no correct way in doing this. Some people |
| of this, let us have a look at the process of wine | | | | hold their nose above the glass; others stick their |
| tasting and how it is supposed to be done? | | | | nose inside the glass. |
| First of all ensure that you have a wine glass that | | | | The second last step is to taste the wine. Ensure |
| curve inward at the top to channel the aroma | | | | that the wine fills your whole mouth as the mouth |
| better and allow you to swirl the wine inside the | | | | and tongue detects different tastes inside the |
| glass without spilling. When holding a wine glass | | | | mouth at different places. If possible, breathe in |
| hold it at the stem of the wine glass otherwise | | | | whilst having the wine in your mouth through |
| the heat of your hand can warm the wine. The | | | | puckered lips. This will enhance the smell and taste |
| sequence of testing wine is to look, swirl, smell, | | | | of the wine. Lastly you may spit out the wine if |
| sip and spit. Lastly please remember that when | | | | you want to into buckets that will be provided. |
| tasting wine we are not busy running a race and | | | | This however is not required but if there are a lot |
| definitely not trying to finish as many bottles as | | | | of wines to be tasted it might dull your senses. |
| quickly as possible. Slow down, concentrate on | | | | Professional wine tasters however will not swallow |
| your senses and savor the wine. | | | | the wine. |
| Let the process begin. Pour a little bit of wine into | | | | At wine tasting sessions water will be provided as |
| the glass. Hold the wine up against the sun or | | | | well as cheese and other snacks. It is important |
| against a light if possible. Red wine that has a | | | | to use this as it helps in clearing the palate |
| raspberry color denotes that it is young wine and | | | | between different wines. Those in the know say |
| the wine will get darker in color the older it gets. | | | | this is the only time that it is beneficial to be a |
| White wine ranges from pale green to golden the | | | | smoker as it brings out the best in wines |
| older they get. | | | | especially if you smoke cigars. |
| Next you want to swirl the wine inside the glass | | | | |