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How to taste wine like a pro |
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Written by DJ Spiess
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
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Swirl
Swirling the wine is probably one of the most confusing actions observed by a wine novice. When you swirl the wine, you are trying to get more air into the wine. The wine coats the outside of the glass, and allows the aromas of the wine to release. Swirling the wine in the glass prepares the wine aromas for your next test, smelling the wine.
Smell
When you are smelling the wine you are first checking to see if there are any "off" scents. This is your second chance to determine if the wine is corked before tasting it. The wine will smell of moldy cardboard if it is corked. Smelling the wine is also a way to enjoy the wine, and gives you an opprotunity to explore the wine before tasting it. You can descern many more aromas than tastes. See what aromas you can name for each wine that you taste. You might smell flowers, apples, citrus, grapefruit, butter or more.
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