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Welcome to the Wine Tasting Party page. Here we bring you all the information you need about how Wine Tasting is done. Here it from the experts.

Getting The Most Out Of Wine Tasting - A step-by-step guide to a lifelong journey.
THERE ARE REALLY ONLY THREE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO TASTING WINE.
FIRST is the path of the hedonist. You find a wine you like and share it with good company over a delicious meal. This is romance. This is pleasure. This is simple enjoyment. If you're reading this, you're probably a hedonist already.
SECOND is the path of the expert. You examine a wine. You identify, describe and evaluate its features and then you relate them back to their origins. This is science. This is a lot of work. This requires years of study.
THIRD is the path of the connoisseur. You look to wine for both pleasure and knowledge. This path is no easier to travel than the expert's path, but it doesn't lead to snobbery or pretension. It embodies true appreciation. You train your palate and ... read more

Are You A Good Taster? - Recently I was talking with Aldo Conterno. He's surely one of Barolo's greatest producers, but (less well-known) he's also a superb wine taster. I brought up the Barolos of a fellow producer, whose wines are quite good but not great, despite the fact that his vineyards are. How this could be?
"He can't taste," replied Aldo. "He can't see what's missing. It's as simple as that."
It may surprise you to learn how many winemakers aren't that good at wine-tasting. I myself am always surprised when I encounter it, yet it's so.... read more

Judgment Day - It's a question that seemingly won't go away: How can anyone taste 50 or 100 wines in one sitting and actually do a good job at it?
I've lost count of the number of winery owners and winemakers who have insisted that it cannot be done. (Rarely are they producers who have received high scores, however.) These critics point to the undeniable fact that palate fatigue and/or habituation sets in quite soon. The cutoff point varies with whatever study is cited (if any), but the usual number is around a dozen wines.
I am not a taster who, as part of my daily work... read more

 

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