Wine four steps

Wine four steps

Look

Shake the glass and observe its slowly falling foot; then tilt the cup 45 degrees to observe the color of the wine and the edge of the liquid (in the natural light state ideal), this step can determine the maturity of the wine. In general, white wine is colorless when it is young, but as the aging time increases, the color will gradually reflect from light yellow and slightly green; to the mature wheat straw color, golden yellow, and finally become gold and copper. color. If it turns gold and bronze, it means that it is too old to drink. Contrary to red wine, its color gradually fades with time. When it is young, it is dark red and purple, and then it gradually turns to red or cherry red. It turns red orange red or brick red and ends up in reddish-brown. .

smell

After shaking the wine, deepen the nose deeply into the cup and take a deep breath for at least 2 seconds. Repeat this motion to distinguish multiple odors. Analyze the scent of the wine from three aspects as much as possible.

Intensity: weak, moderate, obvious, strong, strong

Quality: Simple, complex or pleasing, disgusted

Character: Fruity, Sauvignon, Vegetable, Mineral, Spice

The specific operation is divided into the following two steps:

The first step is to put the nose in the cup while the wine in the cup is still, and the smell is relatively elegant and light, which is the strongest part of the wine.

The second step is to pinch the glass column and shake the wine glass clockwise clockwise to rotate the wine in a circle around the glass wall. At this time, most of the aromatic substances in the wine can be evaporated. After stopping the shaking, the second time it smelled, the scent smelled fuller, fuller, and fuller, and it can reflect the intrinsic quality of the wine more accurately and truly.

taste

Take a sip, and with a half-rinse, let the wine mix thoroughly with the mouth and touch all parts of the mouth; when you capture the charming aroma of red wine, the liquid is like a pearl in your mouth The smoothness of the sleek, silky smooth lingering, so you can not tolerate it. At this point, tannins, sweetness, acidity, roundness and maturity can be summarized and analyzed. You can also swallow the wine to feel the final feeling and finish of the wine.

threw up

Good wine requires the appreciation of confidants. If you want to understand her and appreciate her perfectly, sometimes you have to give up some, which is the last step of the appreciation process: spit. When the wine is fully in contact with the taste buds in the mouth, the tongue feels her acid, sweet, bitter taste, and then spit out the liquor, at this time to feel is the wine in your mouth in the fragrant and tongue root aftertaste. Yu Xiang's long, rich, long aftertaste, it shows that this is a good red wine.