Tasting Wine Like a Professional Drinking wine and actually tasting wine are two different things. While there’s nothing wrong with just sitting down and drinking a glass of your favourite wine, you can learn a great deal when immersing yourself in the world of wine tasting. Experiencing wine and its different flavours and offerings can be an insightful journey and we’re here to tell you how you can start tasting wine like a pro. It all starts with the nose Wine tasting is actually a lot about the scent of wine instead of the taste. Great sommeliers can tell a great deal about the wine without taking a sip. So, when you are starting out, don’t jump into tasting the wine but learn how the aromas float around. You need to pour yourself a glass and what we mean is a rather tiny amount, as you need to be swirling the wine around in the glass. The swirling part is important because it introduces oxygen to the wine and therefore allows the aromas to start producing. Once you’ve swirled a few times, sniff with your nose well within the glass. You don’t want your nose to hover around, but really get stuck in. …show more content…
This allows your mind to create a connection and you will be better equipped at picking the individual scents from the wine. Wines often are highly spiced as well, so start sniffing spices as well. If you want to go all-out professional with wine smelling, buy the Essences Collection and use it to train your