5 Steps to Become a Fancy Wine Drinker

For all wine lovers, here are 5 steps you can follow to become a fancy wine drinker.

1. Grab your glass correctly: Try not to touch the bowl. Grab it from the stem or the foot. I know it’ll be hard at the beginning, but with time it’ll become natural. WHY? because when you grab the glass from the bowl, you change the wine’s temperature and you can also make your glass look dirty.

2. Smell smell smell: Smell the wine, enjoy the aromas. Then, to let it breathe, swirl it by placing the wine glass on a flat surface and while grasping the stem, move the glass in a tight circle for a few seconds. Then smell it again. It’s OK to smell it several times during the evening. After some time you will discover new aromas in your glass. Enjoy how great most wines express themselves through their aromas.

3. Taste: First zip won’t be the best because wine will clean your mouth. Second zip will be better because then you’ll feel the real flavor of your wine. Try two zips first for the best tasting experience.

4. Drink it slow: Enjoy it. If you can, pair your wine with food. Notice how different it tastes before you eat something and after you do. Try matching it with different flavors and have fun.

5. Try many different wines: There are thousands of wines produced in many different countries; so you should give yourself the chance to try new wines as much as possible. I’m sure you’ll enjoy this adventure.

You can start by tasting all the wines of a certain region.

I hope you find these advices useful and next time you drink wine, you feel like an expert!