Degutación del vino

Index
Wine tasting introduction……………………………………...………..1-2

Phases……………………………………………………………………3-9
* Look…………………………………………………………………3-4
* Smell………………………………………………………………...5-6
* Taste……………………………………………………………...…7-9

Wine tasting score sheet………………………………………………10-11

Wine Tasting
How to do it?
Learning how to taste wines is a straightforward adventure that will deepen your appreciation for bothwines and winemakers. Look, smell, taste - starting with the basic senses and expanding from there the individual learn how to taste wines. The combination of smell and taste that allows you to discern flavor.
Wine appreciation, just like appreciating any art, requires experience to develop. The first time you taste a wine, you don't notice all the details. Some of these subtleties get lost on thenovice. Only after tasting many wines and analyzing them in depth can you start to see these subtleties, both the good and the bad, and to distinguish a good wine from a poor one and to distinguish a good wine from a truly great one. Therefore, knowing how to taste wine as you get started is critical to avoid missing anything. Other tips like taking wine tasting notes in a wine tasting journal canhelp you to hone your appreciation, focus on details and to remember one wine from the next.
| 1. Look at the wine in your glass. What color is it? Is it bright and pretty or murky and dull? |
| 2. Swirl the wine. This liberates aromas and helps the wine develop with exposure to oxygen. |
| 3. Now take a deep sniff of the wine. What does the aroma remind you of? Can you identifyany different scents you know? Do you like the way it smells? |
| 4. Sip the wine and move the wine around in your mouth for a few seconds before swallowing. Let it reach all of your palate and even suck in some air to help further liberate its perfume. How does it taste? What types of flavors do you detect? How would you describe the texture of the wine on your palate? |
| 5. Swallow thewine and pay attention to the finish, or aftertaste. Is it pleasant or awkward? Does it entice you to take another sip? Do the flavors linger on your palate or does it disappear quickly? |

Look
Look: Check out the Color and Clarity.
Pour a glass of wine into a suitable wine glass. Then take a good look at the wine. Tilt the glass away from you and check out the color of the wine from the rimedges to the middle of the glass (it's helpful to have a white background - either paper, napkin or a white tablecloth).

What color is it? Look beyond red, white or blush. If it's a red wine is the color maroon, purple, ruby, garnet, red, brick or even brownish? If it's a white wine is it clear, pale yellow, straw-like, light green, golden, amber or brown in appearance?

Implications: The color ofthe wine indicates its age. Red wines lose color as they age, while white wines gain color as they age. For example, an older red will be clearer and have brownish tints. A very old white (or an oxidated one) will have a bronze-gold color or even amberish. It is important to consider grape variety when judging color intensity. Syrah, for instance, is darker in color and more opaque than Gamay.Still Looking. Move on to the wine's opacity. Is the wine watery or dark, translucent or opaque, dull or brilliant, cloudy or clear? Can you see sediment? Tilt your glass a bit, give it a little swirl - look again, is there sediment, bits of cork or any other floaters? An older red wine will be more translucent than younger red wines.

Smells
Smell:
Our sense of smell is critical in properlyanalyzing a glass of wine. To get a good impression of your wine's aroma, gently swirl your glass (this helps vaporize some of the wine's alcohol and release more of its natural aromas) and then take a quick whiff to gain a first impression.
What to look for:
* Is the wine fruity – like blackberries, plums, grapefruits, and melons?
* Is the wine floral – perfumes of violets, lily, rose?...