Sunday, August 11, 2013

The A-Z Of Wine. All Relevant Information Revealed

The A-Z Of Wine. All Relevant Information Revealed

By Tim Sutherland


Wine is a worthy beverage to serve on special occasions, parties or business gatherings. However, there are many choices that you have to make in order to find, serve and store your favorite bottle properly. With some acquired knowledge and research on your part, you can become the next wine tasting connoisseur. Read on below to gather some great tips and enhance your knowledge about wine.

Build a relationship with the salesperson or owner of the wine store. Don't be afraid of getting recommendations from them. While you may get some that aren't fantastic, you can usually find some that are passionate about wine. They can also personally recommend certain kinds. Getting familiar with these people can also help them get to know your preferences.

If you find a wine, you enjoy a lot, consider buying a case or two of it. A case of wine is almost always less expensive per bottle than buying each bottle individually. You can keep the wine for yourself and enjoy it on a regular basis, or you can have it on hand to give as gifts.

A great tip if you love wine is to look into joining an online message board that caters to fellow wine lovers. There are message boards for literally all kinds of communities. This is great because you'll be able to connect with people that share the same interests, and you'll learn a lot.

Find someone who can help you identify wines to try. This can be either a merchant who earns your trust through good recommendations, or a wine expert who seems to have a palate close to your own. Their ideas can keep you trying new wines without just picking bottles randomly.

The color and variety of grape used determines if the wine is white or red. Purple grapes are used in red wine. Your white wines are made up by the green grapes, generally much brighter and cleaner. That's the basic principles between the two, but you'll find a lot of more differences.

Don't be afraid to try something new. Once a particular wine catches on with the public, it is often found in mass on the market. It can be hard to find a good wine when there are so many sub-par labels on the shelves. To combat this problem, try wine from lesser known regions. You may be surprised at the quality.

Take digital photos of wine labels and store them with your notes. Your wine hobby will take you to dozens of tasting and hundreds of wines. At some point, it's going to get a bit overwhelming and confusing. These photos - when paired with notes- will help keep your knowledge on track.

You may find yourself in a situation where people will make a toast if you are drinking wine at a party. It is likely that this will result in the communal tradition of clinking glasses. It may surprise you to know that there is an art to clinking glasses so they do not shatter. To prevent this messy catastrophe, make sure you clink your glass at an angle while aligning the bell with your partner's glass. The rim should not point toward your partner's glass.




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