Learn how to taste wine

It is not easy to tell if the wine is good or not. It is even hard to tell how old it is. Here are a few steps that you can follow to learn how to taste wine. It is a simple process that allows you to taste the wine and now the details. It is a perfect way in which you can improve your wine palate. Tasting is not just about touching the wine with your tongue; it is looking, smelling and tasting with the tongue.

  1. Look

It is the visual inspection of the wine. Wine experts say that you should inspect eth wine under natural light and neutral light. When you see the wine, you should check its opacity, color, and viscosity.

  1. Smell

When you try and taste the wine, an important step is to know the aromas. There are three types of aromas that you will get when you taste the wine.

  • The Primary Aromas: These are grape-derivatives. This aroma may include herbs, fruits, and floral aromas.
  • The Secondary Aromas: These are the aromas of winemaking. You may have the aroma of yeast, cheese rind, stale beer or even nut husk
  • The Tertiary Aromas: These are the aromas which are due to the aging of the wine in the bottle.
  1. Taste

It is the most important step in tasting the wine and knowing its texture.

  • Taste: The tongue can detect bitter, salty, or sour flavors. Most of the wines are sour because the grapes have acidic nature. After aging, it becomes even sourer.

The type of grape varies in each wine. There are many grapes which are bitter in nature such as the Pinot Grigio. Some others have a water type flavor. There are a few wines which retain the sugar in the grapes which is why you may taste some sugar in the wine. There are a few qualities of wine which are salty. But these cases are rare.

  • Texture: You will always get more texture in the wine that is riper and older. If you taste a fresh wine and then taste and old wine, you will feel the difference in the texture. The texture is when your tongue touches the wine. The riper wine will feel richer than the fresh wine.
  1. Think

It is time to conclude. Was the wine balanced or was it too bitter or too salty? Was it too acidic or too alcoholic? Did it leave its taste for a long time after you tasted it or not? It is who you taste the wine and then makes a decision if it was good or not?