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Wine Tasting

26 February 2005

Many of my friends, even close friends don't know my interest in wine-tasting. My Dad's an expert and by chance I got his genes and pick up this skills. My wish? To have a wine vineyard in Chianti where the pioneer of wine starts even before the Year 1000. It is till the 18th Century when then famous Chianti Classico is produced. The Chianti Classico is a mixture of black and white grapes that give the wine an exotic taste and fragrance. To differentiate Chianti wine from the others, the earlier will have more body and more intense colour.

In this entry, I'll share on how to taste wine and holding the glass. There's basically 4 general steps in tasting wine, which I think many will know how to.
Step 1: Swirl the wine. The speed of the wine falling back determines the body of the wine.

Step 2: Look at the colour of the wine. Different climates and regions will give a different colour. In cooler climate, you'll expect to see a lighter colour, whereas in warmer climate you'll see darker colour.

Step 3: Smell with your nose by placing glass under nose. Inhale slowly and make sure the smell stays.

Step 4: SIP the wine. Taste it with the tongue and slowly let the volume occupy the mouth.

There's 3 types of wine: Dry, Medium-dry and Sweet.

The RIGHT way of holding a wine glass is to be held by the stem rather than the bowl of the glass since the heat of the hand will quickly warm the liquid. That is because the temperature at which wine is served can have a profound impact on the tastes and the enjoyment it yields.



Just hold the glass by the stem unless the wine is served at too cool a temperature and you need to warm it for a minute or two.

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