Utilising all of your senses is necessary for the complex process of a wine-tasting tour in Yarra Valley. Each of the senses—sight, smell, and taste—plays a part in judging a wine.
Swirl the wine around in your mouth after taking a small sip to start tasting it. Keep a close eye on the flavours and odours you pick up. Is the flavour of the wine fruity, floral, or earthy? Other things to consider include the wine’s body, tannins, and acidity.
Do you want to learn to evaluate and taste a glass of wine like a pro? Easy. Follow the guidelines we’ve provided below for wine tasting, but first, make sure you’re in the right setting. What it means is as follows:
Ideal Conditions for Eating
First, note any elements that may have influenced how you perceived the wine during your wine tasting experience. For instance, it’s difficult to concentrate in a busy or noisy setting.
Smells like cooking, perfume, and even pet odour can ruin your ability to distinguish the aromas of wine clearly. Another factor that may affect wine flavour is a glass that is too small, has the wrong shape, or smells like dust or detergent.
The wine’s age, temperature, and any lingering flavours from earlier meals or drinks affect how you perceive it. You should try to neutralise the tasting environment to give the wine a fair chance to stand on its own.
Warm wine that has been served too cold by cupping the bowl with your hands. When rinsing a glass that has a musty smell, rinse it quickly with wine rather than water, making sure to cover the entire bowl. In this way, the glass is “conditioned.”
Last but not least, get as far away from any strong odours in the area—especially perfume—and search for some neutral air. Or go search for a package on wine-tasting tours.
Wine Taste Test – An Observational Evaluation
After creating the most neutral tasting environment possible, examine the wine in your glass. It should be about one-third full. To evaluate the wine visually, abide by these recommendations in general.
From A Straight Angle View
Look down at the glass and hold it to the light before tilting it, so the wine rolls toward the edges. Doing this will show the wine’s entire spectrum of colours rather than just the dark centre.
When you look down, you can tell how deep the colour is because it is a gauge for the wine’s density and saturation.
You’ll learn to distinguish between grapes based on their colour and aroma. While Pinot Noir or Sangiovese may be a paler shade of pale brick, Syrah or Zinfandel may be a deeply saturated, purple-black colour.
From A Side View
You can see how clear the wine is by peering through the side of the glass that is held up to the light.
A cloudy wine may have chemistry or fermentation problems. On the other hand, it could be as simple as the wine not having been filtered or needing to be shaken before pouring. When a wine appears brilliant, sparkling, and crystal clear, that’s always a good sign.
From A Tilted View
You can determine the wine’s age and weight by tilting the glass, so the wine thins out toward the rim.
A watery and pale colour near its edge suggests a rather thin and possibly insipid wine. If the colour of the wine is tawny or brown (for white wine), orange, or rusty brick, it is either an older wine or one that has oxidised and may be past its prime (for red wine).
Swirl
Finally, give the glass a vigorous swirl. Beginners shouldn’t attempt “freestyle” swirling outside; keeping it firmly on a flat surface makes swirling much simpler.
Watch out for any “legs” or “tears” the wine may leave on the rim of the glass. The size, ripeness, mouth-filling, and density of wines with good legs tend to be greater than those without, typically indicated by their higher alcohol and glycerin contents.
Conclusion
It’s not as difficult as it may look to taste wine. You can improve your wine-tasting abilities and discover how to enjoy wine like a pro by adhering to the abovementioned steps. While tasting wine, keep in mind to enjoy yourself and unwind during your wine tours!
Limousine Wine Tours specialises in limousine wine tours of Melbourne’s Mornington and Yarra Valley areas. Contact us if interested in a wine tasting tour in Yarra Valley!