We have been several articles providing information, advice and suggestions so that, little by little, are introduced into the world of the wine, and why not say it, thus bringing more people to this sector, which from Bodega Presas Ocampo love.
We have therefore decided that the next posts we publish in our blog follow this line, “learn to enjoy good wine.” In this first part, we discuss the importance of information and research on this field if you are really inserted to know more about him and in turn, promote the inquiring mind and develop your skills to assess, with full knowledge of the facts, the quality, aroma, taste a good wine.
We have already discussed in another article that exists around the practice of wine tasting and usually consist of a series of steps “art”, therefore it is important to seek information and investigate on what should be the proper temperatures for each type of wine and situation.
Although each of us or diners drinking wine to taste, in short, then we share the protocol corresponding to the wine tasting, which consists of four simple steps:
- Watch and examined. Normally, if a white wine is older, this usually has a darker, however, when a key is older red wine, this becomes clearer. Therefore, the color of the wine indicates the process of “aging” has been used in the wine cellar during maceration.
- Turn the cup. With this circular motion with wine surrounding the inside of the cup, managed to release its aroma, which will help you to feel better after taste in the mouth.
- Smells. The smell will help us discover different aromas. For example, in a white wine you should concentrate on finding aromas with hints of fruit or citrus. By contrast, in red wines you have to be more attentive to the aromas of berries type.
- Sorbe. This is the point more complexity you will encounter, because in this part of the tasting is where the sense of smell and taste meet. When you have it in the mouth until the following question: “Do I like or do not like?”. Once you know the answer, that’s when you find out why if or why not.
