Neil Bull 15th March How to taste wine like a professional - a series of brief guides to help you get more from your wine. The initial stages described here are to try and build up an idea of what the wine will be like before we actually taste the wine. Part on...See more Photo: How to taste wine like a professional - a series of brief guides to help you get more from your wine. The initial stages described here are to try and build up an idea of what the wine will be like before we actually taste the wine. Part one - Look at the wine. Pour a small amount of wine into your glass. Hold the glass up to the light and tip it to around 45 degrees. - There should not be any debris or dust in the wine. It should be clear and bright and sparkle in the light. By tilting the glass you can the see the difference between the core, i.e. the main body of wine, and the rim; the edge of the wine against the glass. White wines tend to have a clear, watery rim of differing width. The more full-bodied wines will have a relatively thin rim whilst in lighter wines it will be wider. In red wines the depth of colour in the rim can give also give an indication of body in much the same way; a paler rim indicates a lighter wine and more colour in the rim indicates a wine with more body. Also, in an older wine the rim will appear to have a garnet, or brick hue to it. This develops as the wine matures. Part two will be how to asses the aromas. Part one - Look at the wine. Pour a small amount of wine into your glass. Hold the glass up to the light and tip it to around 45 degrees. - There should not be any debris or dust in the wine. It should be clear and bright and sparkle in the light. By tilting the glass you can the see the difference between the core, i.e. the main body of wine, and the rim; the edge of the wine against the glass. White wines tend to have a clear, watery rim of differing width. The more full-bodied wines will have a relatively thin rim whilst in lighter wines it will be wider. In red wines the depth of colour in the rim can give also give an indication of body in much the same way; a paler rim indicates a lighter wine and more colour in the rim indicates a wine with more body. Also, in an older wine the rim will appear to have a garnet, or brick hue to it. This develops as the wine matures. Part two will be how to asses the aromas.
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