Miriam Frederick

An ancient pleasure, full of traditions and techniques of production complex. Drinking a good glass of wine . A daily act nice, but often consumed in distraction. To really appreciate the qualities of this precious drink , it is necessary to train the senses, and therefore not only the palate, to recognize the features. An operation that can give you the real taste of life and its pleasures, rediscovering the five senses and their incredible potential. Below we provide you with a few small suggestions for learning to recognize a good wine and to use the right words to describe its quality.

A bit ‘of history
” Nectar of the gods “. It was the name the ancients gave to the wine, a pleasure that has apparently remote sources. The Holy Scripture, in fact, it is already talk in 3,043 BC, the Greek mythology mentions it in 1,400 BC. So, always appreciated a drink, what remains unknown is the taste that at the time, could have wine, if it were more or less similar to what we are accustomed to drink today. Certainly we know that the Roman wines were more vigorous than ours, so that usually stretched a bit ‘of water and that the vine plants were very different from today: Today the plants are grafted onto the roots of American vines , resistant to “phylloxera”, a parasite that kills the screw without the possibility of cure.

The properties of the wine
The wine is not only pleasant to drink. The ” nectar of Bacchus “, in fact, consumed in moderation, has some medicinal properties and is considered suitable for the prevention of certain diseases. The red wines contain, for example, the “Resveratrol”, a polyphenolic substance that prevents some circulatory diseases such as thrombosis, alterosclerosi, ischemia, stroke and cancer processes. Benefits, these, that wine can give only if consumed with common sense: a table should be accompanied by food, not to exceed the amount of a glass and a half for each meal. The tasting Tasting wine is a real art to which we must use all five senses . Here’s how to steal all the feelings that this beverage offers.

The view
The pleasure of wine starts in the eyes. Important are the clarity and transparency. In the first phase it is necessary to impart a spin glass that form the classic “Bows” on the edges, which will reveal the color of wine. The dry wines , typical of the colder regions, are the color lighter, while the full-bodied wines and desserts warm colors show regions of fuller: purple shades for young reds, greenish to white youth.

Smell
To understand a wine, it is essential to the ‘ sense of smell . After a rotation impressed by the glass, put your nose to the mouth of the glass and inhale deeply.

The taste
The tasting proper must be realized with a method bizarre, but effective. It ‘should take a good swig of wine and pass the air between his lips, by bubbling. The transaction will enhance the action of the volatile components of wine in retrobocca. Only in this way you will have a precise idea of ‘ acidity , sugar content, alcohol content, but also the entire bouquet of flavors that wine gives off, not just on the nose, but also the palate and nose of the bulb.