Tag: Wine Tasting

At the time of tasting wine, the sense of smell plays a very important role. Without it we could not identify the aromas, flavours and, therefore, it would be impossible to make a credible tasting note. That’s why wine tasters need nose training. We all have retained in memory countless Read more…

Today we would like to comment about how would affect the characteristics of two bottles of 750 ml of the same wine, if they blend in a decanter with capacity for 1.5 litres. First of all, it is important to remember some essential concepts about decanting, as for example the Read more…

This practice was started by some sommeliers who tried to increase the sweetness of a “demi-sec” champagne by reducing bubbling. Paris is still the city where this is most commonly done so, and this approach has spread throughout the world, and for almost all varieties, styles and ages of champagne. Read more…

Yes indeed, a wine can be “over aerated“. There is no certainty as to the exact time required for each bottle oxygenation, as it depends on factors such as the type of wine, vintage and variety. We could say that a young, quality wine with a solid structure can withstand Read more…

Sometimes we have found wines with the so well known sediment. Nowadays, there is still the false belief of this wine being of an inferior quality. Some people even disqualify it by stating: “this wine is pure chemistry”. We wish to say that sediment can form naturally since they come Read more…

In different occasions we have seen how two people were beginning a discussion about the matter if we should – or not – take the red wine chilled. First of all, it is necessary to say that one must enjoy the wine just as one most likes it, because, there’s Read more…

Can you recognize wooden, red fruit or toasty aromas in a wine? When wine lovers open a bottle to taste it we hope to find a wide range of aromas ready to stimulate our senses. However, sometimes we realize that our nose cannot detect some of the aromas the way Read more…

Sometimes, when we open a bottle of wine we wonder whether we should decant it or not. Decanting is a process to physically separate mixtures. At the beginning the decanters where used precisely to separate the solid materials any wine might have. However, it was later on discovered that with Read more…