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by Roger Gordon
Part of the process of wine tasting is actually looking at the wine itself. Remember, the words wine tasting actually referred to the entire experience, not just the actual taste of the liquid. You will learn a lot about the wine just from looking at it. Always drink your wine in a clear glass. To see the true colour in it, hold it up, against a white background. Look at the colour. What do you see?
The wine colour is a strong contributory factor to the taste of the wine. One will notice that red wines will vary in colour as is the case with whites this variation in colour is something to look for. The longer a wine is aged and the greater flavour that it has, the stronger the colour it will have. In the case of white wine, too much colour is not a good factor. White wine is actually ruined or tarnished in flavour by the aging process. On the other hand, red wines improve with age. As red wines are aged, their colour begins to lighten, as opposed to white wines which normally go darker with age. The lighter the colour of a red wine the older it tends to be.
To learn about the actual age of a wine by its colour, tilt your glass slightly to the side. You can then see the edge clearly. This is called the rim colour. The purple tint you see there will indicate that the wine is actually younger. If you see an orange or brown tint on the edge that indicates that the wine is mature. In addition, swirl the wine. This allows you to see the body of the wine. If it is thicker, it will have higher alcohol content as well as a higher sweet flavour. You can learn a lot about a wine from just looking at it.
Smelling your wine is just as important as tasting it. However, in the context of full wine taste, you do need to be able to smell the wine correctly. The smell of the wine can be a strong determinant as to weather or not you will enjoy it. It is often the case that someone will take a quick sniff of the wine. This is not the correct approach
First off, you will experience most of your scent of wine because of the molecules that are within the wine. These allow you to truly smell the aroma of the wine. In wine tasting circles, you'll hear them referred to as the bouquet of nose of the wine. You may hear about different bouquets but most are from this selection: wood, fruit, spices, herbs, floral, or earthy. These aromas can each have their own unique taste to them, though.
To smell wine correctly, firstly give the glass a swirl. This will help to release the wine molecules prior to taking a quick sniff. Now its time to take a deep inhale of the aroma. Now you should be able to smell the difference. Which one of the different bouquets comes to mind?
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