"There are two types of wine tasting. Technical tasting is the business of wine professionals who for technical or commercial purposes must asses a product's qualities. Hedonistic tasting, open to all, simply aims at a better knowledge of wine for increased pleasure" - FICOFI
To taste a wine is to submit it to an examination of the senses, to analyse and assess it. There are certain rules to be respected:
- Pour the liquid into a glass which has a base, is uncolored, and curves in slightly at the top in order to trap the aromas
- Fill the glass one-third full to enable the wine to develop its nose
- Hold the glass by the base in order to swirl the wine easily and thus release its bouquet
SIGHT:
- Hold the glass against a white background for a better appreciation of its color and appearance
- Tilt the glass outwards a little, still holding it by its base, to judge its intensity
- The tilting of the glass causes the wine to shed 'tears' or 'legs' which shows the wine's viscosity and its sugar/alcohol balance
Common words:
- pale/ medium/ intense/ lemon/ gold/ salmon/ ruby/ garnet/ tawny
SMELL:
- First nosing without swirling
- Second nosing with swirling/ airing
Common words:
- floral/ green fruit/ citrus fruit/ stone fruit/ tropical fruit/ red fruit/ black fruit/ dried fruit
- spice/ vegetable/ herbal/ pungent spice
- oak/ yeast/ leather/ mineral/ earth
TASTE:
- The attack: often pleasant, sweet
- The middle mouth: development on the palate
- The finish: perception of bitterness
- The aftertaste: undesirable
- The length: sign of a great wine
- Sip a small quantity of wine
- Breathe in a little air through half open lips
- Perceive the wine by breathing out through your nose. You will discover the first taste impression in the mouth
- With closed lips, turn the wine around in the mouth in order to impregnate the oral cavity and the tongue; all the taste buds must be used
- Chew the wine in such a way as to appreciate its texture, body and fullness
- Finally swallow it whilst remain concentrated
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