Wine tasting etiquette

Raise your glass gracefully and slowly taste the wine according to the color and smell, which will definitely make your companions look at you with new eyes. In addition, wine is the second language of modern international communication, so it is very important to master wine knowledge. The following is the wine tasting etiquette for you. Welcome to read!

Tasting is the natural sequence from the table to the mouth when the body comes into contact with wine. First of all, raise the glass and observe the appearance of the wine, which is the first step in wine tasting. Then, put the glass close to the nose, let the nose fully inhale the aroma emitted by the glass, and taste the wine in the second step. Touch your lips, drink the wine in your glass and experience all the true feelings of wine at the same time. The third step of wine tasting is also the beginning of real wine tasting.

To sum up, correlation is: seeing with eyes, smelling with nose and tasting with mouth. The last step is to confirm the relevant impressions obtained by vision and smell. Step four? Conclusion? It is to sum up all feelings and impressions and make a final conclusion and ruling on wine. Before tasting, make sure that the glass used is suitable and the lighting meets the requirements. At the same time, there should be a white background to set off the wine glass, which is clearer and easier to observe the color of the wine.

10 the most popular wine knowledge

1. Hold the handle of the glass.

Holding the glass belly with your hand will make the wine hot, which is not conducive to tasting.

2. White wine should be drunk after refrigeration, and red wine should be slightly lower than room temperature.

It is generally believed that red wine should be kept at room temperature (2 1? C) drinking, but the most suitable temperature is 14- 18? C.

3. Young wine with heavy body needs to sober up, and old wine needs to be treated with care.

Exposure to oxygen can make full-bodied wine taste mellow and aroma more intense. Although hangover is mainly aimed at red wine, some white wines with tight tannins also need hangover. But for old wine, we should avoid sobering up and over-turning the cup, because this will accelerate the decline of old wine.

4. Cabernet Sauvignon is the king of red wine, Merlot is delicious, and Black Pi Nuo is sexy.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Black Pi Nuo are the three most common red wines. Cabernet Sauvignon has thick tannins and a blackcurrant flavor. Black Pi Nuo tastes silky and raspberry. Merlot is between the two, so it is accepted by most people. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are suitable for barbecue, while Black Pi Nuo is suitable for poultry.

5. Sauvignon Blanc has high acidity, diverse riesling and mellow Chardonnay.

Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Chardonnay are the three most common white wines. Sauvignon Blanc has a high acidity and tastes of citrus fruits and limes. Riesling can be dry or sweet, so it is easy to match meals. Chardonnay is usually aged in oak barrels and has the flavor of vanilla, butterscotch and nuts. Sauvignon Blanc is suitable for seafood, while Chardonnay in oak barrels should avoid shellfish.

6. Drinking order: white before red, dry before sweet, light before heavy, new before old.

This is the traditional order of serving wine. Dry type is not sweet. Generally speaking, drink light black Pi Nuo first, and then complete Cabernet Sauvignon. New wines in recent years should also be drunk first.

7. You can change cups, but don't rinse them.

When tasting different wines, try to change different glasses to avoid crosstalk of various wines. It is not advisable to wash the wine glass with water, because water will dilute the taste and aroma of wine. If you must rinse the cup, you can rinse it with the wine you want to drink.

8. The sediment is not beautiful, but it can be drunk.

Old wine will have some dark sediments, and some people will choose to filter out these sediments by sobering up, but these things are also safe to drink.

9. Not all wines are suitable for aging.

Some people think that the older the wine, the better, but it is not. 90% of the world's wines should be drunk within 3-5 years after brewing. This year is very important. The quality of wine in good years is better, but the price is also higher.

10. It is not difficult to blurt out wine terms.

Treat wine as a person. A simple wine can be described as fruity and approachable. An atmospheric wine can be described by its rigorous structure, full body and complex aroma. Green and yellow fruits can be used to describe the aroma of liquor, and red and black fruits can be used to describe red wine.

Pour wine etiquette

1, pouring sequence

(1) sparkling wine first, then distilled wine.

Sparkling wine has a light body and crisp taste, which is suitable for serving first. In addition, sparkling wine can also be used as a sweet wine with sweets, such as slightly sweet Asti mosca sparkling wine (Moscato d'Asti) with tiramisu.

(2) Dry type first, then sweet type.

Dry first and then sweet to avoid burning taste buds. However, there are exceptions. Sauterne and Tocai wines are very suitable with foie gras, so they are usually served before the main course.

(3) Light wine body first, then heavy wine body.

In this way, you can feel the fineness of light wine body and the complexity of heavy wine body.

(4) White before red

White wine has less tannin and lighter body, so it is suitable for drinking before red wine. In addition, lighter red wines such as beaujolais and VaPolicella can also be served on the second course of five orthodox dishes, while some heavier white wines such as Burgundy will not be knocked down by lighter red wines. These unconventional methods are elegant and worth a try.

(5) Young first, then mature.

Specifically, simple wine is served first, and then complicated wine is served. Generally speaking, the structure and flavor of mature wine are more complicated. However, many aged wines are more delicate and should not be paired with greasy steaks. Here, Bai suggests that you drink good old wine first, and then drink red wine to match steak. Wouldn't it be better?

2. Pour wine.

(1) There are two main ways to pour wine: table pouring and hand-held pouring. The inverted table refers to pouring the glass on the table, and the bottle mouth should be about 2 cm higher than the cup mouth. Don't touch the mouth of the bottle to avoid making noise. Holding it upside down means holding the bottle in one hand and the cup upside down in the other.

(2) If you are pouring wine for yourself, you should also pay attention to the posture of holding the cup. The following is the correct approach. Which one do you like

3. Pour alcohol

(1) Red wine is1/3;

(2) 2/3 of liquor;

(3) The intake of brandy is1/2;

(4) When champagne is poured into the cup, it should be poured into 1/3 first, and then poured into the cup after the foam in the wine subsides until it is seven minutes full.

This quantity looks simple and it is also a technical job to do. It is not enough to master the quantity. It's important to practice more. After practice makes perfect, your comprehensive quality and elegant temperament will be fully displayed. Why not?

Precautions before wine tasting

1, suitable wine glass

2. Light source and white background

3. The temperature and no odor at the wine tasting site.

When to taste wine? Tasting time

The ideal wine tasting time is about before meals, and it can also be used as an aperitif before meals. 1 1 in the morning, or around 6 pm, is quite in line with such a time period. If you don't want to taste wine on an empty stomach (alcohol will be absorbed quickly on an empty stomach), you can drink a large glass of milk or water and eat a light sandwich as a reward? Add substrate? . If your capacity for alcohol is poor, I suggest you drink more water when tasting wine. This method is quite effective.

ISO wine glasses

ISO (International Organization for Standards) wine glasses are considered as the most ideal wine glasses for wine tasting.

Elements of an ideal wine glass (size):

The width of the cup bottom is 65 mm? 5 mm

The length of the cup foot is 55 mm? 3 mm

The length of the cup is 100 mm? 2 mm

Cup bottom 65 mm wide? 2 mm

Cup mouth width 46 mm? 2 mm

The total length of the wine glass is 155mm? 5 mm

The total capacity of the wine glass is 215ml? 10ml

The thickness of the glass body is 0.8 mm? 0. 1 mm

Colorless crystal glass with lead content of about 9% or more.

When tasting wine, the volume poured into the glass is about 35-50 ml (C.C.).

The right wine glass

Appropriate wine glasses can improve the accuracy of wine tasting, and both the judgment of wine appearance and the identification of smell are much better than inappropriate wine glasses. Therefore, experts all advocate that ISO wine glasses are the best choice for wine tasting.

Four factors affecting the smell of wine glasses;

1, appearance of glass.

2. There is a large area inside the wine glass, which can increase the extension range and make it easier to rotate and shake, so that the aromatic substances in the wine liquid evaporate faster and faster.

3. How much space can the wine hold from the inside of the cup to the mouth of the cup? This space is enough to affect the convection, development and concentration of wine smell.

4. The size of the cup body and the cup mouth is another important correlation. There should be a considerable balance between the two, not only to release the smell, but also to prevent the smell from leaking too fast.

Light source illumination

Natural sunlight is of course the best light source, and artificial light source will affect saturation and hue. Especially avoid fluorescent light sources, which will make red look like unhealthy brown and even have a hidden color like purple.

Candlelight can enhance the appearance of wine, but in more formal wine tasting occasions, candlelight can only be used to observe the true purity of wine, so candlelight is mostly used to observe young wine just taken out of barrels in wine cellars or to drink at dinner.

Indirect sunlight (refraction) is ideal, but not practical. In artificial lighting, standard bulbs should be a better choice than fluorescent lamps. But for the appearance of red wine, two kinds of light sources will make the color of wine more or less brown, and the color of wine is more than the actual year? Older? . Sitting wine tasting can provide a white background on the table, such as a white tablecloth, a white paper towel and a white roll paper for the kitchen, which are quite suitable.

For formal wine tasting occasions, you can use the white plastic version, which can be easily wiped clean after each wine tasting.

In a standing wine tasting place, in addition to the requirements for light sources, some objects with white background, such as white walls or large white boards, should be considered to provide the background for wine tasters to observe wine.

Location and temperature

The first point is that you need a space large enough to move freely, and writing and spitting wine will not affect other people's access. If you can reach such a place, everything is ready. If there are too many kinds of wine, or all the people are crowded in a small space, it will make the participants feel uncomfortable.

Cigarettes and male or female perfumes. Although people's sense of smell can quickly adapt to these smells, to some extent, it is disrespectful and aggressive to others.

Temperature control is always a bit complicated. In the meantime, more importantly, the wine will inevitably heat up gradually in the glass, so the best way is to keep the wine warm in the cooler instead of being exposed to a warm place. The ideal temperature is one of the important conditions for wine tasting. At the same time, when we hold the cup, the temperature of the wine will gradually get warmer. If the sommelier helps himself to taste wine, can white wine be put in? Wine/ice bucket? Or use a bucket filled with ice cubes and water to keep the wine cold. Although it feels a little dirty to keep cold in the back, it's a good idea.

Tasting order

Unsweetened wine precedes sweet wine, white wine precedes red wine (which should be normal), light wine precedes strong wine, and light wine precedes aged wine. In fact, there is no such thing as a perfect wine tasting order, and sometimes we have to compromise with the status quo. Finally; It is worth mentioning that it is necessary to remember that no one can taste wine in the above order when standing up to taste wine or choosing the wine he wants in the face of several glasses of wine, but it can make people enjoy it.

The appearance of wine

For wine tasting, the appearance of wine is far less important and influential than the sense of smell and taste.

Although the luster of ripe wine can satisfy our vision, if a person only wants to enjoy such wine, he is almost blind, because preconceived ideas may mislead your sense of smell. Of course; The appearance of wine still has its importance. If, as stated in the preface, it is purely preconceived to infer the advantages and disadvantages of drinking wine just because of the appearance of the wine you saw at the beginning.

Milk looks white and opaque, and the thick fruit grains of freshly squeezed orange juice can arouse people's appetite. We hope that the wine we drink is clean and bright, and there is no residue.

There is no need to spend too much time on the appearance of wine when there is no hint of wine tasting (blind tasting), because the color of wine can provide enough information. However, a cursory glance at the cleanliness and brightness of wine is enough; After all, the appearance of wine is closely related to the smell, quality and taste of wine.

In any wine, there is suspended matter or fuzzy matter. If the wine looks like this, it means that the clarity of the wine is defective and it is also a warning message.

The speed of color conversion depends on the characteristics of grape varieties and grape years.

The color degree of brown/brown conversion is usually called? Browning/Brown in Transformation? Moreover, this color is related to whether the wine is mature (whether the wine is drinkable), which is more accurate than how many years it has actually aged.

In some cases, brown will become faster. We found some grape varieties, such as Merlot and Gehenna. , has a faster transformation speed than other varieties, and the transformation speed is faster in places with low acidity, more sunshine and unstable years.

The color change of red wine is explained as follows:

Variety color of red wine maturity

Color changes of red wine at different ripening stages

Maturity, transition, maturity, too old

Immature mature transition period, mature aging period and failure period

Bright purple plum red reddish brown rich mahogany brown

Bright purple red plum red brown thick red brown light brown