In the part one article of feeling the wine we discussed about how to look and how to smell the wine. Let's quickly recap the basics of seeing and smelling the wine. When you look at wine you need to look for color and opacity of the wine. Once you are done with looking you need to swirl the wine for 10-15 seconds and then take a deep breath in order to smell the various aromas trapped and released by the wine. As a beginner it would be truly best if you could just note down the points which you observe.

Once you are done with seeing and smelling, you can move on to the tasting of wine. You need to remember that unlike smell where there are nearly hundreds of aromas, taste is limited to salty, sweet, bitter or sour. So tasting the wine requires a good amount of concentration. Tasting of wine can be arbitrarily divided into three different stages: the first stage or the attack phase, the second stage or the evolution phase, and the final stage or the finishing phase. You need to be able to recognize and appreciate the three passes once you take a sip of wine tour near me .

The attack phase:
This is the first impression which the wine makes on your palette. You need to be able to differentiate between the different flavors that the wine makes on your palette. The initial impression of the wine is based on its sugar level, acidity, the alcohol content and also the tannins. If any is prominent it gives a different flavor. A good wine is one which has all these four components well balanced in order to give a complex and mixed flavor.

The evolution phase:
This is the next phase in which you will have to pin point the exact flavor or taste of the wine. The wine might taste like cardamom or like apple or citrus fruits. This is basically based on the sugar content and the flavors added to the wine. In this phase you need to rinse your entire mouth to truly find out the flavor of the wine. For red wine during this phase you might be able to find flavors of oak, or clove, or cinnamon, or cedar, while for white wine you should be able to differentiate between the honey, floral or mixed fruit flavor.

The finishing phase
This is the last phase, in this phase you will try to find the taste of the wine once it has been spit out or swallowed. This phase is dictated by the residual flavor of the wine on your palettes. You need to note if the flavor is short lived or is long lasting, is the flavor different from the previous flavors you felt in the earlier phases or not.