THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS...
My aim here is to pass on the bare minimum amount of knowledge that a wino should have to simply enjoy drinking wine.
If you REALLY want to learn about the flavors in wine you could start here > WineIntro.com.
Admittedly there are some things that you should pay attention to when you are tasting a wine for the first time. After all, it's pretty hard to recommend and describe a wine to your friends if all you can say is "I liked it". To find out what those "things" are take a look at the Tasting section below.
The thing that bugs me is all the pretense that's been wrapped around wine drinking and tasting. Some examples below:
"Brilliant ruby red-violet hue. Black cherry, plum, molasses and myrtle aromas."
"Brilliant garnet-ruby red hue. Smoked meat, leather, dried cherry and cardamom aromas."
Come on now; have you ever smelled myrtle? Why would you want a wine that tasted like smoked meat and leather? What the Hell is cardamom anyway?
What's all that stuff on the label?
What about the grapes?
Tasting
The Ironic Downside To Using Synthetic Cork
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