The five basic steps of wine tasting: color, shaking, smelling, tasting, and aftertaste.
(1) Color
To see the color of wine, it is best to have a white background and place the wine glass in front of it. Of course, the color range depends on whether you taste white wine (hereinafter referred to as white wine) or red wine. The following are the colors of the two wines: white wine has light yellow green, straw yellow, golden, gold, dark gold, Madeira wine color and brown; red wine has purple, ruby, medicinal brick red, red brown, and brown. Color tells you a lot about wine, for example, white wine will darken the color when they get old, on the contrary, red wine will lose its color.
(Two) shaking
Why do you want to shake the wine? In order to allow oxygen to enter the wine. Shaking will release esters, ethers, and acetaldehyde, and will produce aromas with oxygen.
(Three) smell the wine
Now that you have shaken to release the aroma, what does the wine smell like? It has that form of NOSE, “NOSE” is the word that wine tasters usually use to describe the comprehensive smell of wine. Accurately point out the NOSE of wine and its subsequent meaning is to allow you to recognize certain characteristics of wine.
(4) Tasting
For most people, tasting refers to taking a sip of wine and swallowing it quickly. But this is not called wine tasting. Wine tasting is something to engage in with taste buds. Remember that it covers all around your mouth; the sides of the tongue, the back of the tongue, the tip of the tongue, and it extends to the bottom of the throat. If you drink wine like most people, you will ignore all important taste buds.
(5) Aftertaste
When you have a chance to taste wine, sit for a while and relish the wine. Think about your experience just now and then ask yourself the following questions to help you deepen your impression.
Light, medium-bodied, or full-bodied?
Liquor: How is the acidity? Very little, just right, or too sour?
Red wine: tannins are too strong or too harsh? Is it pleasant? Or no tannins?
How long does the aftertaste last?
The most important thing is whether you like this bottle of wine?
Is the price worth it?
