Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Wine Tasting

By Mara Hernandez-Capili

Parties are memorable when served with a glass of fine wine. Researches prove that a glass of wine can improve and enlighten a persons mood. Wines have many uses. It is used as an inviting and alcoholic drink or beverage to add to the fun among parties. It is also used in kitchens as a secret recipe and flavor enhancer to culinary creations. Wines are sometimes also use as a first aid in the form of an antiseptic. It is some times used to dress up a wound because of its alcohol content. It is also known that a glass of red wine can help cure heart disease.

Wine is generally from the extracts of fresh grapes that pass through fermentation by yeast. The process is accompanied by fermentation to break down the sugar levels (glucose) of the fruit resulting to its alcoholic contents. Wines are usually stored in wood barrels that are made and prepared well to avoid leaks. Barrels are stored in cellars for a couple of years. The longer the wine is left to ferment, the grander and more expensive it can be.

Wine tasting is the act of tasting wine to know its composition, quality and character. Wine tasting is primarily done to know the character or classify wines. Wines are tasted in terms of the 5 S: swirl, see, sip, sniff, and savor . Swirl is the actual consistency of the wine. See is the wines quality in terms of its color. The wine is usually placed on a white background for the taster to see the color extensively. The wine's sip is in terms of its taste, which is actually quite its most important character. The sniff is its attribute on its smell and the aroma is its attribute on its after taste.

There are other varieties of wine like the rice wine which is a starch based variety. Almost any kind of fruit in season can be used to make wine, not just grapes. Wine tasters usually taste up to 22 types of wine at one time to escape from its intoxicating effects. Some wine tasters usually spit the wine after tasting it through the use of a spittoon.

There is a Wine Tasting event in Corballis, Oregon. Everyone is invited to attend to witness this event.

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