Wine Tasting Tips Washington DC

1. The first step in tasting wine is actually to simply observe it. Pour a small amount of wine from the bottle into your glass and look at it. Place the glass on a white background (a cloth napkin or tablecloth will do fine) and check out its color. You will notice that white wines are really various shades of yellow and red wines are really various shades of purple, red and brown. Determine what color you see in the wine.
   
   
   • Pale white wines are usually newer wines. As white wines age, they get darker.
     
     
   • The purple hue in some reds is often a sign of young wine. Red wines tend toward the browner hues as they age.
     
   
   
2. The next step in tasting wine is to swirl the wine in a circular motion in the glass. This allows oxygen to get in the wine and helps to release the aroma of the wine.
   
   
3. Once you have swirled, it's time to sniff. You are sniffing to see what type of "nose" the wine has. Nose is wine-speak for smell. Stick your nose right into your glass and breathe in its aroma. At first the only thing you may smell is wine. That's okay! After a while of doing this withdifferent wines, you will begin to detect various aromas such as fruit, wood, spice, flowers and countless other fascinating substances. It takes practice to recognize these smells.
   
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Author: Robin Shreeves