Why do you shake red wine?

Why do you shake red wine? Many people drink some red wine in their lives. Although drinking is not good for your health, drinking some red wine properly can still bring some benefits to your health. Let's see why we shake red wine.

Why do you shake red wine? The purpose of shaking red wine is to observe the hanging glass of red wine, observe the color of wine, sober up, drive away the unpleasant smell in red wine and make the aroma of red wine more complicated. Generally, when tasting red wine, you should shake the red wine first and start the wine tasting sequence.

Sobering function

Let the wine fully contact with the air and "breathe" freely. Shake the glass can increase the contact area between wine and air, so it can help wine sober up. In addition, in the process of shaking, oxygen will quickly dissolve in the glass, thus making the tannins of wine more supple and the taste more round. In addition, shaking the glass can also drive away the unpleasant smell in the wine, making the aroma of the wine more complicated.

Send out a bouquet of wine

It is beneficial to soften tannins and release the aroma of wine as much as possible. These two functions can enhance the flavor of wine and make it more attractive.

Observe the texture of red wine

By shaking the wine glass, we can observe the viscosity and hanging of the wine glass, and then infer the thickness and texture of the wine. You can do this: take out two identical wine glasses, one with a quarter of water and the other with a quarter of wine, and then shake them. You will find that after stopping shaking, the water will slide directly to the bottom of the cup, and the wine will form a liquid column, which will flow down slowly, thin and long, and some even seem to "stick" to the wall of the cup. These small streams you see are called wine legs or hanging cups.

The way you hold a glass of wine.

When drinking, it must be taboo. We hold the whole glass directly in our hands. Under normal circumstances, when we do this, we will leave fingerprints on the wine glass, which will affect its beauty. Holding a red wine glass will increase its heat. The temperature of red wine is too high, which affects the taste. So when we drink red wine, we must control its temperature and hold the handle of the glass when we take it.

Why do you drink red wine? In China, most people's understanding of wine may come from their contact with white wine, but nowadays, this kind of red wine also occupies a very important position, so people have to start to understand red wine slowly, so why is red wine only available at 1/3?

As we all know, when drinking at ordinary times, there is only 1/3 red wine in this red wine glass. Many people may think it is too stingy. In fact, the reason why this red wine reaches 1/3 is also related to its taste.

Because this kind of red wine needs sobering up, and we all know that if there is no sobering up device, we need to open the bottle directly and pour it into the glass. If you pour it directly into the glass, then the red wine will not have enough time to contact with the air.

We can't make this wine sober up better, and naturally we can't smell this more fragrant wine, so we just need to reach 1/3 when we arrive at the red wine, so that this red wine can better contact the air and naturally sober up better.

Moreover, many people know that people will pick up this red wine glass and shake it before drinking, so the red wine glass that is shaken out looks beautiful, but if we pour too much red wine, it may spill easily when shaking it.

This will not look so elegant, so there is a reason why this red wine only reaches 1/3. So the reason why we shake the red wine is actually to sober up, because we all know that these red wines must sober up to get a better taste.

After all, this kind of red wine is made from grapes, and there will be some precipitation in the process. Then after sobering up, these sediments will actually settle down, so that we can drink more pure red wine. And this kind of red wine after sober up.

It is also possible to taste the better taste of this red wine. The taste of red wine that has not been sobered up is actually much worse, so these red wines still sway to 1/3, which is actually for sobering up. If you don't know this when drinking red wine, it will actually make a joke.

Why do you shake red wine? First, wake up. As we all know, after a long period of storage, red wine enters a "sleeping period". Pour it out to sober up before drinking. The purpose of shaking the glass is to make the red wine contact with oxygen, soften the tannins in the wine, accelerate the hangover and taste better.

Second, the sense of smell. Red wine is essentially fruit wine brewed from grapes, with a faint fruity aroma. These fruity aromas are all soaked in wine, which can be emitted only by simple shaking, so the flavor is better. In addition, a small amount of sulfur dioxide will be injected into the red wine when it is sealed, which will increase the shelf life. In order to let the sulfur dioxide come out as soon as possible, the glass should be shaken.

The third point. Observe. Shake the red wine glass, you can also observe the color of the red wine and the suspension of the wine glass to see if there is any precipitation, so as to further understand the quality of this red wine. For example, the wine tears in the hanging cup are thicker, indicating that the degree of red wine is slightly higher. The speed of flow rate determines the viscosity of red wine, so as to judge the mellow degree and age of the wine body.

These are the three main reasons why you should shake the wine first. Let's talk about how to shake it first What are the requirements?

First, don't touch the glass on your palm. Hold the thin part under the glass with your hand and put it on the table, or hold it up and gently shake it counterclockwise for about 5 seconds. Remember not to hold the glass in your hand, because the temperature of your hand will affect the taste of red wine, especially the higher the quality of red wine, the more you care about the temperature. Generally, 14- 18 degrees is the best drinking temperature.

The second point. Don't shake the glass frequently. Usually just shake it a few times before drinking it for the first time. Then you can drink it directly without shaking it. Because of more shaking times, the fruity and bouquet of wine are lost, which will reduce the taste and flavor. So just shake it before drinking it for the first time, and keep this in mind, otherwise it will easily be considered an amateur.

People who don't know how to do it may think that shaking the glass is just an act, just to look good. In fact, the purpose of shaking the wine glass is to make the wine fully contact with the air, which can quickly sober up, and at the same time, the aroma of the wine can be quickly distributed, making the wine smell more fragrant and taste better. In addition, by shaking the wine glass, you can also observe the wine body and the suspension of the wine glass, so as to judge the quality of red wine.