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The internet will have you believe that wine tasting is a time-consuming and convoluted process when in reality it doesn’t have to be. Instead of approaching wine tasting with the assumption that it’ll be confusing and you have nothing to gain from it, with the help of our wine tasting tips for beginners, you will find an incredibly rewarding new hobby.
There are a few key things to look out for when first choosing your wine but also when it comes to tasting. Throughout this blog, we will tap into the expertise of Drink Finder to help you become comfortable with trying new wines. Here are our wine tasting tips for beginners.
Whilst it is obvious that red and white wines pose different questions, the process in which to sample them is pretty universal. Thankfully the key aspects of wine tasting can be broken down into 5 simple steps. This makes wine tasting even more accessible for beginners.
The first step is to assess the colour and clarity of the wine. By holding the glass of your chosen wine up to a white wall in a well-lit room, you will be able to determine whether the wine is clear or cloudy. The wine-tasters rule of thumb is, that the more saturated the colour, the more intense you should expect the wine to be.
By swirling your glass of wine, you allow the wine to release hundreds of aromas that otherwise would have gone unnoticed. This then feeds us into the next step and arguably one of the most important ones.
Smelling the wine is the most prominent aspect of wine tasting. It is at this point that a wine’s quality can be assessed and give you a good indication of the flavours you should expect when you come to taste it.
When you sip your wine, you want to take 3-5 seconds to take in the “structure” of the wine. What we mean by this is to think about things such as the weight, flavour and texture of the wine.
The final stage of wine tasting is once you have swallowed the wine, to assess the aftertaste. A sign of good wine is one that leaves no alcoholic taste. Wines such as vintage champagne are ones that typically leave no hint of alcohol but refresh the palate. Some of the best wines are said to leave a taste in your mouth for up to 20 minutes after consumption.
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