Besides wine tasting experts, for ordinary people, if you follow the following instructions, you can also get a glimpse of the mystery; However, there are certain procedures for wine tasting. If you can understand and master the key points in each process, you can also let your taste buds cultivate the taste of wine.

Several important basic knowledge are introduced as follows:

Taste experience of wine tasting

Astringent wine and sweet wine (astringent wine and sweet wine)

In astringent white wine, challis); Is the first; In terms of sweet wine, the most attractive is white Muscat white wine with a strong aroma of sugar flowers. In these two distinct flavors, there are also many white wines that are close to astringency or sweetness. Therefore, when tasting wine, as long as we grasp the short-term (astringency) and sweetness, we can understand the characteristics of this liquor. Therefore, it is easier to taste white wine. Acidity The sour taste here refers to a kind of tartaric acid produced by grape fermentation. This has a great influence on the aging of wine. The newly brewed wine must have this sour taste, but after a long time, the sour taste disappears, and the advantages of the wine itself naturally appear. It is worth mentioning here that if grapes with bad years are used for brewing, the sour taste in wine will not disappear because of too long time, and it will not play a role in wine aging. In addition, it is important not to confuse astringency with sourness. For example, a bottle of dry fino sherry is very astringent, but the acidity is not high; On the contrary, a bottle of very sweet Sardouan white wine has a high acidity. This is because sour taste can offset its sugar concentration.

Tannin (tannic acid)

Tannic acid exists in grape stalks and grape seeds, and grape skins also contain high levels of this acid. Because the color of red wine comes from grape skin, not grape pulp. Therefore, tannins will also remain in red wine. A bottle of newly brewed young red wine, which is made from grapes of good years, will have a special bitter taste when opened for drinking. Therefore, a bottle of red wine brewed in a good year must be aged for 8- 10 years before it can be drunk. For example, French Bordeaux red wine produced in the good year of 1996 is the best to drink after 2004; A bottle of French Burgundy red wine brewed in the same year has a longer aging time than Bordeaux red wine.

Oak barrel fermentation (oak barrel)

Most red and white wines are fermented in oak barrels. Because the wine comes into contact with the barrel wood, it will naturally produce a combined fragrance. This bottle of wine smells of cinnamon or nutmeg; Or a bottle of red wine has a strong creamy smell. Different flavors come from different grape varieties, and contact with barrel wood will produce a special taste. Some white wines have a smoky taste. This smoked white wine is particularly popular in Australia. The smoky smell is mainly due to the special smoky smell of oak boards after being smoked before being made into barrels. However, in the process of carbonization, special attention should be paid to barrel wood, and it must not be excessive, otherwise it will be like burnt toast, with only a burnt taste and no fragrance.

Fruit flavored

Fruit aromas include litchi, cherry, gooseberry, pepper flower, vanilla, rose and violet. These special smells are caused by biochemical reasons. The wonder of wine lies in the different flavors produced by different varieties of grapes in the fermentation process. Different flavors of wine are suitable for food or dishes with different flavors.

In addition to the above five basic knowledge, there are several basic actions to pay attention to when tasting wine: first, pour the wine in the bottle into the cup, gently hold the cup holder with your hand, gently shake and rotate the wine in the cup up and down, left and right, and see if the wine hangs down (the mouth of the cup is torn). Good wine, especially sweet white wine, will definitely hang a cup; Secondly, put the glass under the tip of the nose and suck it to identify its fragrance; Finally, gently put the cup to your lips and take a sip. This is the most important part of wine tasting, and then use the tip of the tongue to distinguish the quality of wine.

The above three basic actions must be up to standard in order to show the style of "expert" wine tasting! In addition, tasting cups do not need luxury and color, and it is not easy to see the color of wine in colored cups. The glass should be clean and transparent, and the wine should not be too full. Just pour 1/3 cups deep.