In my opinion, being a wine snob is
not about you're better than someone else just because you happen to know
more about a particular subject. It is being passionate about something. It is being able to appreciate
and identify quality. It is time out of our fast-paced, stressful lives, to stop and
appreciate the good things in life. To smell the roses, or in this case, the
grapes!
Great wine is a luxury that anyone can . The progress of technology in the last 3 decades has enabled more
and more of the world's wines to be of fairly quality.
When we drink wine, our taste is stimulated in way and the alcohol has a calming effect on the brain. Human
has four components: sweetness, saltiness, acidity and bitterness.
The acidity and sweetness in wine are the two factors that balance together
to produce a taste sensation. We taste the acidity with the middle of the
tongue and sweetness with the end of the tongue.
Wines with acidity taste sharp, those with insufficient acidity taste
uninteresting and their flavour does not stay in the mouth for a long time.
Tannins contribute to the relationship of bitterness on the tongue. If
you've ever grape seeds, then you've tasted the dry bitterness of tannin. Wine
with too much tannin is unpleasantly bitter. The right amount of tannin in
wine brings all the flavours in the mouth. The various fruity flavours in wine contribute to
the sweetness we taste. It's trying to detect different fruit characteristics,
as berries, plums, apples, pears etc.
Our other senses are involved as . Our sight enjoys the colour and our sense of smell enjoys the
fragrances. Much of a wine's character is revealed only through the aroma it
. This adds richly to the dimensions found in wine.
So go , become a snob! The world could use a bit more passion in it. If
you don't think you really like the taste of wine, try some of the different
styles. You’ll be surprised at the differences them.
