| Smells. You shouldn't really wear perfume or | | | | extent. |
| cologne to a wine tasting and you shouldn't | | | | |
| smoke even. But it can happen, and | | | | Overly chilled or warm wines. If the wines |
| unfortunately some people do wear perfume to | | | | aren't chilled to just the right temperature, |
| wine tasting and some people do smoke. In | | | | this can greatly change the way the flavor of |
| fact without your knowledge maybe your whole | | | | a wine is perceived. Too warm and you might |
| house was cleaned in lemon scented or pine | | | | get one sensation, while too cold and you |
| scented polish, which might also contribute | | | | will almost definitely get a different |
| its own odor to the whole wine tasting | | | | sensation. Having said that, it's always best |
| affair. So remember to leave your perfumes, | | | | to over chill the wines as you can always |
| colognes and smoking materials behind when | | | | warm them up slightly by leaving them out at |
| you go for a wine tasting. | | | | room temperature. But if you have a warm |
| | | | wine, it's more time consuming to chill it to |
| The wrong glassware can also impede a | | | | the right degree. |
| person's enjoyment of wine and should be | | | | |
| taken into consideration if you're serving | | | | Tainted wine. This speaks for itself, and to |
| wine. | | | | plan for this contingency you might want to |
| | | | have one or two backups, just in case. After |
| Again quite a lot depends on the guests | | | | all, good wine never goes to waste, and bad |
| you've invited and whether it's a formal or | | | | wine might hopefully be able to be returned. |
| informal affair. Which in turn leads us to | | | | Unless of course you've been keeping it for a |
| our next subject: guests, or in other words | | | | few years, in which case you'll need to write |
| bad company. If you're hosting a wine party | | | | it off! |
| then one of the best ways to make sure that | | | | |
| everyone enjoys themselves is to make sure | | | | Dim lighting. This can seriously impair the |
| that your guests don't clash with each other. | | | | enjoyment of quite a few wine drinkers and |
| This might be hard on a grand scale, but then | | | | should be avoided if possible. This sort of |
| again on a grand scale there would be enough | | | | dim restaurant lighting doesn't help the |
| space and enough people for those wished to | | | | ardent wine tasting enthusiast to get along |
| avoid each other! It's easier with a smaller | | | | with their first sensory experience, that of |
| party where most of your guests will likely | | | | sight. |
| know each other and get along to a great | | | | |