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Wine Tasting Like A Connoisseur (Even When You Are Not)
If you’ve thought it might be fun to go wine tasting, but have avoided it because of a lack of knowledge about wine, fear not. With a few basic pointers, you’ll have a new appreciation for wine and a firm sense of confidence in yourself as an adequate judge.
First, the layout. You’ll be given approximately 1 oz tastes and a stemmed wine glass. You may also be served bottle water. This is to cleanse your palate (fancy for rinse your mouth) between each different wine you taste. It’s considered appropriate to handle the glass by the stem as this will prevent your hand from heating up the wine in the glass. Often there will be some sort of cracker or other snack, again to cleanse the palate.
What to Expect in the Wine Tasting Room For Beginners
Now that you have finally decided to go on a wine tour, there are a few important things that you need to know. If it is your first time to go on a wine tour, and you are worried of what to do inside the tasting room, worry no more. In the next few minutes, you will learn what usually goes on inside the tasting room and how to act properly. Each winery may have different rules or regulations inside the tasting room, but these are the general and important things that you need to know, so you can look like a pro even if it is you first time.
The first person that you will encounter in the tasting room is the host. He or she will greet you and the other guests and will start with preparing the wine glasses. The host will also make sure to explain the wines that are available and if there would be a tasting fee.