A simple tasting method
How to taste wine.
You do not need a gifted nose. You need a repeatable method.
The method
Five steps. That’s it.
Sniff
Smell the wine before you do anything else.
See
Take a look at the wine and notice what’s in front of you.
Swirl
Give the wine a swirl and let it open up.
Sniff
Smell it again and notice what changed.
Sip
Taste it and pay attention to what you notice.
What are you paying attention to?
A few simple questions.
You do not need to memorize a wall of wine vocabulary. Start by noticing what your mouth is actually doing.
Acidity
How much is my mouth watering?
Tannin
Does my mouth feel dry?
Body
How heavy does the wine feel?
Sweetness
How sweet does it taste?
Finish
How long does the flavor stick around?
One important thing
Learning wine is not a test.
You are not trying to produce the “right” answer. You are learning to notice your own experience of the wine.
The part people skip?
Writing it down.
Tasting a wine tells you about that wine. Keeping track of what you taste helps you learn about your palate.
That’s where 100 Wines comes in.
Learn the method. Then keep track.
100 Wines begins with a simple guide to the what, why, and how of tasting wine. Then 100 tasting pages give you a dedicated place to identify the important things, keep track of what you notice, and start recognizing the patterns in what you actually like.
Learn more at 100winesbook.com →