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