Proven ways to go exploring in wine

Do you think that your finances enough to become an expert in wine, and a special craving for alcohol have you not? Believe me, you are mistaken: the wine - a drink for pleasure, not binge drinking binge. If you know about it as well as Sarah from the famous comic strip, it's worth a little bit to improve their skills.

are carefully studying the label, not the price tag

When choosing a wine be sure to read what is written on the back of the bottle. Pay attention to the place of production, as well as the wine castle. Conventional varieties of this figure will be from 9 to 16%, and fortified - up to 22%. Oddly enough, it is much better to be ordinary wines: they are not overstate the degree of alcohol and other additives.

Do not be shy to ask for help. To do this, it is best to choose the wine in the correct enotecas where consultants understand much more than staff "Pyaterochka". Contrary to stereotypes, their task is not included to sell something more expensive. They really listen to the customers' requests and help to choose a suitable occasion drink.

Focuses not on price. The fault is not working normally, "the more expensive the better," but the man who does not understand this drink may converge absolutely not appreciate expensive vintage wine and consider it a waste of money. Good news is that even in a cheap segment are excellent specimens.

Sommeliers recommend starting with bottles of the New World: Argentina, Chile, Australia, South Africa, USA. Then study the wines of France, Spain, Portugal and Spain, and then try to present Bordeaux.

Purchase different glasses

In spite of the fact that the wine glasses more than the stars in the sky, for a start you can highlight three categories: for white, red and sparkling wines. The taste of the beverage is disclosed according to the shape of the glass. Sauvignon drink from the glass-tulip with long stem and real champagne should be drunk from a wide glass rather than from a narrow "flyuta". Wine tasting phases: the eye - nose - mouth. First you need to evaluate the appearance of the wine: its richness and depth of color determine astringency. If the droplets running down the long walls of the glass, it means that the wine is quite strong, the weak wines "tears" evaporate instantly. Then should recognize the different notes of flavor: berry, fruit, herbal. And the third stage Try small sips, but do not hurry to swallow. Feel wine density, its viscosity, weight and acidity. Finally, we determine how the aftertaste is felt and how long it is stored. The longer, the better!

Pick the right appetizer

Sommelier believe that a snack of wine is not worth, so lost all the value of taste. However, some products are quite acceptable, and it is not cheese and chocolate, as is commonly believed.

For red wine should serve grilled meat, bacon or roasted meat, the white - seafood, turkey and vegetables. Tomatoes, olives and other salad vegetables taste wonderful shade of pink wine, and champagne to the true aesthetes served white lean fish, smoked salmon or cream cakes.

Teach terminology

Assemblage, blend, millezim - just beautiful French words for those who do not know the wine terminology. The first time the abundance of terms will confuse and frighten, but to organize the new information, it is necessary to study the terms through visualizations. To do this, you can subscribe to feeds with reviews videogayd on common sites, and wine etiquette, such as Bacchus channel.

An alternative way to memorize new words from a wine glossary - a book on the art of consuming this divine drink. Easy to read "80 questions about the wine" by Pierre Kazamayora: its structure is built so well that you will be able to understand the issue, even without going into deep technical nuances of wine. Else you will surely enjoy "wine. Practical Guide "from the American Sommelier Madeline Puckett, in which the author has used infographics, diagrams and drawings to ensure that the information is easily digested. Do not shy away and blog feeds like Invisible, because they give advice, even about the proper preparation of mulled wine.

Discover new every day

If there is no time to read books, subscribe to channels-Telegram to learn all of the most popular industry for mere mortals wine lovers.

On @doctorwine kavist channel - which in Russian "cellar caretaker" - ironic and fascinating talks about how to choose a bottle of what to look for on the label, and even answers to tricky questions whether you can drink for pregnant women.

Editor's Choice - recording the hashtag # vinonezahulliard.

The channel "Sherry is not" @jerez attention is paid not only drinks wine, but also liqueurs, syrups and cocktails. The author shares and burning discounts and promotions in supermarkets, advice, it is better to give to friends, as well as the technical nuances of the production of "fashionable" wines such as Beaujolais Nouveau.

remembers what you like

Do not be afraid to experiment, study various supermarket shelves. You thought that you do not like white wine, but it's possible it was the low-quality producer and "not your" bouquet. Do not deny yourself the pleasure if one day stumbled upon the wrong grade.

To avoid confusion, lead impressions diary.

Do not try to learn everything at once notes and flavors of the past month, and daily wine can affect the body adversely. If you like a particular sort - examines its different brands.

Visit the vineyard to

Do you want to better understand how to get a particular taste - visit the vineyards.

In Russia, the most impressive part of the preparation of drinks wine is champagne factory "Abrau-Durso", and is now actively developing wine tourism in the territory of Inkerman and other areas in the Crimea.

If you can not see anything in the near future, and become an expert unbearable - every production is the excellent videos on YouTube, where guides tell all the nuances of wine.

For the more conservative National Geographic has a channel where you can watch documentaries about the nuances of wine production.

That's a great picture of the confrontation of different farms, as well as how hard to win in the competition for the best bottle.