This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to taste wine, but there is much more too. You need to get to know wine personally if you are going to enjoy it. While there are many different types of wine, all can become familiar once you learn all the secrets of tasting it. Learning how to taste wine is not so difficult; it is learning from the taste, the smell, and the look of the wine that is perhaps more complicated than you may think, and takes a little practice.
Wine buffs only get their experience through practice, so you can expect to do no less. But once you know how to look at the wine, smell it, and taste it, you will be more able to identify and judge any wine you are given. As you read this book, you will learn what each step will tell you about the wine as you complete it.
You will come to understand the importance of many components of wine tasting, right from creating the best atmosphere and choosing the right kind of glass, through to identifying the aromas and tastes of various wines. You will learn how to tell a good wine from one that is not so good - or one that is terminally flawed. You will learn how to identify many different wines by sight, smell and taste. And importantly, you will find out what kinds of aromas will tell you if a wine is off.
When you understand a little about different wines, it will give you the confidence to choose a wine when you dine out, or to purchase some to have at home. Once you know all the correct etiquette involved in tasting wine, you will have no need to feel embarrassed because you are not quite sure what to do, either at a wine tasting event or at a restaurant.
This book explains not only how to taste wine for the best result, but also gives you a good overview of the why this is an essential social skill. You will even learn how to host your own wine-tasting event.
Wine buffs only get their experience through practice, so you can expect to do no less. But once you know how to look at the wine, smell it, and taste it, you will be more able to identify and judge any wine you are given. As you read this book, you will learn what each step will tell you about the wine as you complete it.
You will come to understand the importance of many components of wine tasting, right from creating the best atmosphere and choosing the right kind of glass, through to identifying the aromas and tastes of various wines. You will learn how to tell a good wine from one that is not so good - or one that is terminally flawed. You will learn how to identify many different wines by sight, smell and taste. And importantly, you will find out what kinds of aromas will tell you if a wine is off.
When you understand a little about different wines, it will give you the confidence to choose a wine when you dine out, or to purchase some to have at home. Once you know all the correct etiquette involved in tasting wine, you will have no need to feel embarrassed because you are not quite sure what to do, either at a wine tasting event or at a restaurant.
This book explains not only how to taste wine for the best result, but also gives you a good overview of the why this is an essential social skill. You will even learn how to host your own wine-tasting event.
