Wine Tours Mendoza Argentina
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Wine Tasting
Mendoza Holidays is pleased to offer, as part of your wine tasting experience, a series of unique and private wine tasting experiences.
Our objective is to provide these experiences in a relaxed environment while being given the opportunity to learn and be part of the interactive sessions provided by various wineries. We have arranged with most wineries a discussion with a winemaker or a family member who is very keen to share the history of their winery including their history, current status and future direction. All this in addition to some very exciting tastings. Following are some examples of a typical wine tasting experience on a tour package:
Further enhance your tasting experience by requesting one of our expert wine tour hosts to accompany you on your wine journey.
Wine Tasting Steps
Look at the wine
Take a look at the color of the wine. Look for the clarity of the wine and the brilliance of the color. The wines will vary in the intensity of their color.
Smell the wine
Swirl the wine in your glass by rotating your wrist. This takes a little practice. Most people have trouble at first because they are moving their entire arm to swirl the glass. The key is in the wrist while holding the rest of the arm still. The swirling of the glass releases the wine's aromas to the top edge of the glass.
Place your nose just over the edge of the wine glass. The aromas should bounce off this edge straight up to the nostrils. Take a very deep sniff. Identify any familiar smells. Repeat, but rest your sense of smell a few seconds before you smell again.
Taste the wine
After smelling the wine it is time to take a sip. Roll it over your tongue for several seconds before swallowing. Exhale through your nose as you swallow. Your taste buds and sense of smell will work together.
On the second sip, try swirl the wine around in your mouth and then swallow and exhale through your nose. Some tasters “chew” the wine in their mouth. Try each and see what works best for you.
Use the tasting notes supplied by the tasting room as you taste each wine. Ask your host about the wine and its characteristics.
Developing the skill of wine tasting takes practice. The more wines you taste, the better you will become at this entire sensory process.
There is no mystery to tasting wine. Most people can become excellent tasters with just a little practice and by following a few basic ground rules. You will find here the correct structure and basis of appraisal which can be applied to all wines - it's simple and it's fun. |
Head Office: San Martin 811 Piso 1 CP 5000 Mendoza - Argentina - Phone: 0054-261-4297730 . E-Mail: info@mendozaholidays.com
