A Wine Tourist's Guide: Visiting Tasting Rooms
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Chapter 3
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Wine tastes use senses when tasting wines. One of the first steps of observing a wine is to note the color and clarity of the wine. |
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There is a reason why wine drinkers swirl their wine. The swirling releases aromatic notes into the air. The smell of wine is very important to the taste of the wine. |
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Swirl the wine and immediately smell the wine. Try it yourself. Taste a wine without swirling and smelling. Try the same wine a second time by swirling and smelling. Which is more enjoyable? |
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Properly done, wine flights add to the tasting experience. Flights allow tasters to compare four and five wines. This flight, at the New York Wine and Culinary Center in Canandaigua New York, was one of Terry and Kathy's favorite wine flights. |
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Many European wineries provide for a degustation that pairs wine with food. This photo was taken at Degrassi Winery in Savudrija, Croatia. |
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Anyone traveling to wineries will discover a variety of wine "glasses." The tiny plastic cup does not do justice to a wine. The middle size stemware is a standard ISO size that wineries frequently use. Many wineries understand the importance of using good stemware and will opt for the larger wine glass with a thin lip. |
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This photo shows fine stemware compared with a "joker" glass. The Riedel tasting involves tasting the wine from a correct Riedel stemware, then comparing it to the joker glass. The individual decides which is better. We vote for Riedel. |
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