Wine is known for the aura of elegance and style it creates around itself. And wine tasting events, they are indeed an experience in itself. Have you ever attended a wine tasting event? Some of you might have heard about such an event in your vicinity and yet kept yourself away from it mainly, because you aren’t so sure about the etiquettes and the expectations from you with wine tasting.
Well, wine tasting is not as mystical as it sounds. If you have a penchant for good wines and have an excellent sense of taste, you can surely be the one for it. However, it is true etiquettes are important.
Etiquettes do matter
· Women are always served before the men in a wine tasting event.
· Always hold the wine glass by the stem, to avoid heating it with your hands.
· You will be served bottled water to wash your mouth between each wine tasting session.
· Mostly clear wine glasses are given in wine tasting events so that you know exactly the color of the wine. Moreover, a white table cloth is also seen spread over the table, to facilitate seeing the wine color clearly.
· Wine tasting veterans can be seen swirling the wine in their glass before tasting. This is because swirling the wine around in the glass helps in releasing the flavor in the wine as it is tasted.
· It is appreciated to make sure that everyone present for wine tasting had their chance to taste, before making any comments.
· The gurgling sound made by drawing air into the mouth (to enhance tasting ability) is acceptable at a wine tasting event.
· Spitting is permissible at wine tasting events and necessary arrangements are made by the organizers.
Have you tasted it right?
Since wine is so full of flavors, wine tasting is primarily about looking, smelling and swirling the flavor before actually stating your comment on a certain wine. Connoisseurs of wine tasting consider knowing to swish the wine in the mouth as you sip from your wine glass, as one of the basics to wine tasting.
Allow the flavors of the wine to dance on your palate for long, so as to let the taste buds discover it. Only then will you start realizing the flavor you taste. It is only the aftertaste you have in your mouth, after swallowing in the wine, which gives you the complete introspection into the type and flavor of the wine.