{"product_id":"2940014132169","title":"Good Wine Guide","description":"The Art of Wine Tasting\u003cbr\u003eFor those who don’t know about wine tasting, it is indeed an art. Those who partake of this\u003cbr\u003eactivity do so in the same way an artist may look at a painting or an author might evaluate a\u003cbr\u003ebook. It is not just a quick tasting of the wine but rather an entire process upon which the taster\u003cbr\u003eembarks. In fact, one must know a great deal about wine to be a wine taster—it is not simply\u003cbr\u003etasting to see if the wine is fit for consumption but rather actually becoming involved in the\u003cbr\u003eprocess and taking it all to heart.\u003cbr\u003eThere is not an entire glass of wine provided for wine tasting but just enough in the bottom of\u003cbr\u003ethe glass to provide the taster with a good sample. After swirling the glass back and forth, the\u003cbr\u003etaster will take a small amount of the liquid in his mouth and swirl it around like mouthwash. The\u003cbr\u003epurpose of this is to take in all of the wine’s flavor and discover the full tasting process. The wine\u003cbr\u003etaster does not drink any of the wine but only grasps the flavor on his tongue and in his mouth.\u003cbr\u003eSince your tongue is the organ that contains the taste buds, it is unnecessary for the wine taster\u003cbr\u003eto drink the wine in order to evaluate its flavor.\u003cbr\u003eIn most cases a wine taster will be tasting many different varieties of wines in the course of the\u003cbr\u003eday—another good reason for him to only swish it around in his mouth and not attempt to drink\u003cbr\u003eit. Even though the glasses only contain small amounts of wine, the taster may be asked to\u003cbr\u003etaste ten or more varieties in the course of a day. The purpose of wine tasting is for the taster to\u003cbr\u003edetermine if the flavor and aroma of each wine is up to standards and not to drink the wine for\u003cbr\u003erecreational purposes. Some wine tasters also participate in contests that are created for the\u003cbr\u003esole purpose of comparing various wine varieties, and again they do not actually drink the wine\u003cbr\u003ebut swish it around on the tongue and the inside of their mouth to grasp the entire flavor of the\u003cbr\u003ewine. It is not something one chooses to do in order to feed a need for alcohol but to become a\u003cbr\u003ecritic of good wines.\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Serving the Proper Wine\u003cbr\u003eAlthough many people don’t become overly concerned about what wine they serve with dinner,\u003cbr\u003ethe reality of it is that the proper wine choice will complement your dinner. If you have a favorite\u003cbr\u003ewine that you always have on hand, you are certainly free to serve it with your dinner but if you\u003cbr\u003ewant to have a great party that is going to receive rave reviews, you want to make sure you\u003cbr\u003ehave the right wine to go with the meal you are serving. For instance, even if you don’t care for\u003cbr\u003ered wine, if you are having a party and are serving beef, steak or veal, you want to be sure to\u003cbr\u003eserve red wine and not white wine. That does not mean you cannot serve white wine to the\u003cbr\u003eguests who prefer it, but you want to make sure you have the right wine available to go along\u003cbr\u003ewith your meal.\u003cbr\u003eIf you’re just serving dinner for friends, is your choice in wine really that important? It could be if\u003cbr\u003esome of those friends talk to others, especially if you are in the professional field where you\u003cbr\u003e17\u003cbr\u003edinner parties, however informal, may make a difference in your professional career. Wine can\u003cbr\u003eadd just the right touch to your party and allow your guest to relax and enjoy the meal you, a\u003cbr\u003ecook or caterer has prepared. Only in an informal setting that includes only your family should\u003cbr\u003eyou fail to adhere to the rules of protocol for serving wine. In some cases serving the wrong\u003cbr\u003ewine with a meal can cause a change in the flavor of the food. Although this may not make a\u003cbr\u003ehuge difference if you are feeding only your family, it can make a big difference if you are\u003cbr\u003eserving guests, especially if there are some you have not met before the party.\u003cbr\u003eWhat may not seem important to you is of great importance to other people. Look at parties you\u003cbr\u003eattend and see what kind of wine is served—you can be sure it is based upon the contents of\u003cbr\u003ethe meal. Make the choice to be informed about serving wine before you have your first party\u003cbr\u003eand you will achieve greater success. When it comes to serving wine at parties lack of\u003cbr\u003eknowledge is no excuse—it is too easy to find the answers you need.\u003cbr\u003eThe Wine Making Process\u003cbr\u003eVery few people ever give a thought to the winemaking process—some don’t even realize that\u003cbr\u003eall wines begin with grapes. The difference in wines is in the type of grapes, the fermentation\u003cbr\u003eprocess, the aging process and even the processing of the grapes. Some wines are aged as\u003cbr\u003elong as one hundred years and even more to give it the best flavor, and of course, the older a\u003cbr\u003ewine is, the more it will cost because it is a higher quality wine. 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