How to taste wine

One of the worst nightmares of men: he is on a date in a comfortable, trendy restaurant, trying to surprise the girl of good order expensive wine. But when the waiter brings the bottle and pours him a glass of only one sip, it immediately becomes clear that he does not understand anything about wine.

However, this is no big deal. If you follow these tips, then on any date you will be experts in wines. Here you will understand what it means good and bad wine, and it will start to get used to the good. No need to send the wine back to the waiter, but if you do not like the taste. It is better to send it back to the wine, the smell of which you seemed not quite right, or wine which, in your opinion, just ran out of steam.
 

No. 1 Rate appearance

The first thing that makes professional wine tasters - check its color. That looks like wine, can tell a lot about its quality and origin.
First of all, it is necessary to evaluate the color of the wine in contrast with a white background (for this fit tablecloth or napkin). Slightly tilt your glass and note the color of the wine and its depth.

Most red wines seem to be unable to withstand the dark purple. When the wine is kept, loses its color depth and becomes pale. The color of wine can also tell you a bit about the grapes that was used to create it. For example, the color of the wine "Pinot Noir" is the most pale.

Checking suitable color and in the case of white wines, after which time the color becomes deeper. In addition, the white wines from countries with a cooler climate is not as sparkling as the wine started in countries with warmer climates.

After checking the color of wine, a little glass of wine and see how running down the walls. It is said that the longer the wine runs down the glass, the wine more efficiently. In fact, it's fiction. This viscous residue is only an indicator of alcohol content. The longer the wine runs down the walls, the more alcohol in it.
 

No. 2 Rate flavor

During the wine tasting is necessary to evaluate its smell, or a bouquet of wine. Once again, a glass of wine to smell it appeared in the air. As the wine is still in the glass, do not hesitate to shove his nose into the glass and inhale.

Think about the smell from the glass: young wines have a fruity odor (notice the smell of raspberry or citrus, for example), more aged wines have a complex flavor (including the smell of oak bark or grass).

 

No. 3 Note flavor

Once you (finally!) Started to taste wine, you need to know that all the slightest flavors of wine you can feel the language. You can better appreciate the taste, if a little hold it in your mouth, paying particular attention to their feelings and taste in the back of the throat.

When tasting a little wine to fully appreciate its taste. This does not mean you have to throw back his head and rinse their throats, as 6-year-old boy, just a little, and then the wine itself will find the way.

As soon as the wine will be in your mouth, think about weight and shape of wine: it is rich and heavy or light and thin?
Think about the flavors that you notice and ask yourself whether this bottle is suitable to the food that you eat. If the main course - steak and wine with a light fruity, then you need to find a different wine.

Think about how the taste of the wine in your mouth. Once the wine is opened, they need a few moments to demonstrate the whole spectrum of taste, the same thing happens in your mouth.

 

No. 4 Rate aftertaste of wine

Aftertaste - the feeling that you have left after you finally swallow a sip of wine. And it can be very different from the taste that you feel at home on the palate.

What to pay attention, so it tastes like alcohol (which you should not feel) and the time during which the taste of the wine remains in your mouth. This is called aftertaste.

Taste some wines can be kept for longer than a minute. Rate the wine balance. Is there any dominant flavors in wine or a clear and definite taste?

In short, the longer the finish, the better wine.