Go South, Young Man! Temecula Valley, Southern California’s Wine Country
For a fee of $10.00, I decided to do some wine tasting.
I have marked my sheet for 6 selections. Some of my white wine choices were made from organic Hungarian white grapes, the original cuttings of which were brought into this country In the late 1940s.
There is a ritual to wine tasting: “look, smell, taste.”
1. Look to check for the clarity and color by tilting your glass away from you.
2. Our sense of smell will help us appreciate a good quality wine. Swirl your glass of wine for a couple of seconds to vaporize some of the alcohol and to release the natural aroma; smell and discern the aromatic flavors of flowers, fruits, or oak.
3. Then it’s time to taste! Start with a little sip and allow it to roll in your mouth for a few seconds. Then, after discerning all the elements you find in your wine like body, scent, flavor profile, attack and finish it if you find it pleasing, or dump the rest in the white bucket if it is not to your liking, and rinse your glass with water for the next selection.
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