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By Joe David
Rappahannock News Writer
When I go wine tasting — and I’ve tasted my share from Argentina to New Zealand to France, as well as many out-of-the-way places in between and en route — I have often been more fascinated studying the degustateurs (wine tasters) than the wine.
I’ve discovered that wine tasters perform the ritual almost the same everywhere.
First, the wine taster observes the wine in the glass, noting its different shades of color (red wines can have a brilliant red to a purple hue).
Second, he swirls it around in the glass to let it “breathe.”
Third, he sniffs the wine to savor the bouquet, which the swirling releases.
Fourth, he sips the wine and rolls it around in the back of his mouth for his taste buds to enjoy before swallowing or spitting it out.
Fifth, he concentrates on the taste which lingers (the greater the wine, the longer the after-taste).
And sixth, he reaches a conclusion, which he may or may not share with others.
If all this seems a bit pretentious to you, you can do as I prefer to do. Select a satisfying bottle of wine, a tray of your favorite cheese and pate, then grab a baguette and sit under a shaded tree and just let the day pleasantly slip away in light conversation with someone special.
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