Wine Tasting Is An 'Art Form'

Drinking wine is easy but tasting wine is something
that needs experience and a good knowledge of
wines in general. A genuine expert on wine can
handle wine in the right way from tasting, smelling
to actually drinking it.

Today, wines have become a part of the daily meal
in a lot of homes and more so if there is red meat
on the menu. The common rule is that red wines
goes with red meat like beef roast and pork and
white wine goes with white meat like chicken and
fish.

The thousand odd varieties in existence today are
dependent on the type of grape used and the
location they are grown in. Only those in love with
wine, experienced and well-versed with its many
nuances and notes can really distinguish the very
subtle characteristics of good wine by just tasting and smelling. What one needs to be aware of is that
good wine will taste smooth. Those that don't have either been corked with bad corks or were not
stored properly. A lot depends on the storage of the wine and a manhandled bottle can really spoil
the wine inside.

Wine tasting is done by taking a small sip of the wine, letting it rest a little on the tongue and then
swirling it around in the mouth so the actual flavor hits the taste buds as well as the sense of smell.
That's all one needs - a sense of smell and very perceptive taste buds.

Now apart from these two sensory requirements, another very essential aspect is the physical look of
the wine. The appearance is best seen when the wine is poured into a clear glass and held against a
contrasting background.  The color of wine is studied mainly because white wine is not technically
white, but it goes from being yellow to green to even brown. The darker the color of the white wine the
older it is and the stronger the flavor. But not all whites improve with age, some even spoil. Red wines
on the other hand age very well.

Red wines go lighter as they age. You can tell if a red is old by tilting the glass a little and looking at
the color that settles on the rim of the glass. The more brown it is, the older it is.

Another way of seeing how much sugar content is present in the wine is by swirling it around in the
glass. A good clean swirl will tell you that it has a high alcohol and sugar content.  Wine connoisseurs
have specific guidelines that tell them how to go about tasting the wine, what to look for and then give
a verdict. But wine drinking depends a lot on the person's own tastes and choices. Of course the
pleasure of drinking wine is greatly increased if you know how to smell and taste it the right way.

There's always been an aura of wonder surround-
ing wine so little wonder it has grown to become
such a popular drink, much-loved all over the
world.

Technically, it is an alcoholic drink which is
manufactured by fermenting grapes, fruit or
flowers but by and large, the raw material used is
grapes. In this process, yeast is used to convert
the organic material from which the wine is made,
into alcohol.

Since it is a complex process, many categories of
wine are created depending on the vinification
process, the vintage, the quality of the product
and of course, the taste and color.
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