What are the ways to drink red wine? What are the ways to drink red wine?

Every wine has its own way of drinking?

There are many types of wines, such as dry red, dry white, rosé, champagne, sparkling wine, etc., and each wine is particular about drinking.

First of all, you should use a professional wine glass, which is easy to observe the color and smell its aroma, and then the posture of holding the wine glass is also particular.

<> from a professional point of view, the simple way to hold the cup is to hold the stem, it is not recommended to hold the cup, so that the temperature of your hand will be transmitted to the wine, which will affect the quality and quality of the wine. Then drinking alcohol requires a certain temperature requirement.

If possible, it is recommended that you choose a special wine glass when drinking each wine, taking dry red as an example, you can judge the length of the wine by observing the color of the wine body in the wine glass, whether it is new or old. The lighter the color of the wine, the closer it is to the yellow-brown color, the older it is and it belongs to the aging wine, and the darker the color, the closer it is to the purple-red wine, the shorter the year and belongs to the new wine. In addition, when drinking, you should also pay attention to the temperature of the wine, and the wine will taste better when drinking at the right temperature.

The best drinking temperature for dry red wine is 15-18 degrees.

The suitable temperature for dry white and rosé wines is 10-13 degrees.

The suitable temperature for sweet wines, champagnes and sparkling wines is 6 to 10 degrees.

Does wine taste good when you wake up?

In addition, there is another question that everyone will pay attention to, that is, is it better to drink wine, especially dry red, to sober up and drink it again?

In fact, not all wines need to be decanted, usually the wine we buy from the market does not need to be decanted, and some old and aged wines need to be decanted.

There are two main purposes for decanting, one is to separate the sediment that has sunk in the bottom of the bottle of the aged wine, and the other is to allow the wine to fully contact the air, fully oxidize, release attractive aromas, reduce astringency, and make the wine softer and taste better. Therefore, not all wine needs to be awakened, most of the wine bought on the market is good to drink directly, and only a small number of dry red aged wines are recommended to wake up.

When decanting, the wine should be left to rest for a period of time to allow some of the sediment in the bottle to sink sufficiently, and then the wine should be poured into the decanter to leave the sediment in the bottle.

As for the length of time to decanting, different wines vary greatly, and general wines do not need to be decanted for too long, and wines with aging potential can be tasted every once in a while, with a soft taste and pleasant aroma.

Step 1: Control the temperature of the wine. Traditionally, red wine is drunk at a cool room temperature between 18 and 21 degrees (9 and 12 degrees for white wines), at which all vintages are at their best.

A chilled bottle of red wine has more pronounced tannins than a red wine at cool room temperature, and the taste is more astringent due to the lack of taste. The opposite is true for white wines, which are meant to highlight freshness and acidity, making them suitable for chilled drinking. When drinking, the correct way to do this is to pinch the stem of the goblet with your fingers instead of holding the glass with your hands, otherwise the difference in temperature will affect the harmony of the wine.

Step 2: Decanting. A bottle of wine that has been dusty for many years will have a peculiar smell when it is just opened, and this is when it is necessary to "wake up" the wine. Pour the wine into a fine decanter and leave it for ten minutes to dissipate the odor.

Wine decanters are generally required to have the largest contact area between wine and air. Once the wine has been fully oxidized, the rich aromas are revealed. This process can be extended, preferably an hour, to create an atmosphere full of aromas.

Step 3: Wine viewing. The red color of red wine is enough to make people feel seductive, and the basic requirement is that the wine glass is placed horizontally and the wine does not overflow.

In the case of sufficient light, the glass of red wine is placed horizontally on the white paper, ** the edge of the red wine, the layered ones are mostly new wines, and the ones with uniform colors are a little old, if they are slightly brown, then it is possible to touch a bottle of aged wine.

Step 4: Drink alcohol. Before the wine is tasted, you can smell it deeply in the glass, and you can already appreciate the aroma of the red wine, the fruity aroma of the new wine is very strong, and the old wine has a deep restrained personality.

Swallow a sip of red wine, let the red wine stay in your mouth for a few more moments, roll your tongue twice, and then take a deep breath to fully experience the red wine for your senses, and finally swallow it all, and a faint fragrance immediately lingers in it.

Step 5: Wine sequence. When drinking, it should be drunk according to the principle of new first, old first, light first, strong last.

The red wine should be taken out and allowed to stand in advance, so that the sediment in the red wine will precipitate, and the red wine should be decanted first when drinking red wine, and then drunk after waking up. The purpose of decanting red wine is to dissipate the sulfur dioxide injected during the storage of red wine, which is safer to drink, and the decanted red wine tastes more mellow. Unfinished red wine should be refrigerated.

There are three steps to wine tasting: looking, smelling and tasting.

1。Color: Pour the wine into a colorless wine glass and look at the color of the wine at eye level

A good red wine is ruby red (i.e., the color of ruby). A good red wine is clear and almost transparent, and the brighter the better. A red wine with a second wine or something else added to it has a bad color and poor brightness.

2。Smell: This is the most obvious and reliable way to determine the quality of a wine, and we only need to smell it to distinguish between good and bad.

High-quality red wines have a lighter aroma and are characterized by aromas of wine and aging without any unpleasant smells. In particular, low-quality wines smell unpleasantly "rancid", or pungent.

3。To taste: Raise the glass, place the rim between your lips and press down on your lower lip, tilt your head back slightly, suck the wine into your mouth, gently stir your tongue so that the wine is evenly distributed on the surface of your tongue, then hold the wine in front of your mouth and swallow it later.

Each tasting of inhaled wine should be about half a sip. The mouth is rounded and feels good in the mouth, the wine and astringency are harmoniously balanced, and the mellow aroma and slight astringency that remain in the mouth after swallowing are longer. The taste is extremely pleasant, especially the sweet, aromatic sensation of the sugar in the wine, which cannot be appreciated in other wines.

It has a pure oak aroma and a unique aroma of liqueur, delicate and elegant, mellow and round.

The correct way to drink red wine is to watch, shake, smell, taste, and aftertaste.

1. Wine viewing

Most of the layered red wines are new wines, and the red wines with uniform colors indicate that they have a certain vintage. If the red wine is slightly brown in color, it is likely to be an aged bottle.

2. Shake the wine

Slowly shaking the wine glass will release the vinegar, ether, and acetaldehyde in the wine, and at the same time allow oxygen to enter the wine and chemically react with the wine, making the wine more mellow and maximizing the aroma of the wine.

3. Smell the wine

When smelling the spine, you can find the most obvious smell or typical aroma of red wine from different positions of the wine glass, such as the ** position of the glass mouth, the upper edge of the glass mouth, etc.

4. Wine tasting

Wine tasting is important in the word "tasting". After the wine is eaten, it is necessary to let it stay in the mouth for a few more moments, so that the wine fills the whole mouth, and fully touches the cells of the mouth, so that it can be tasted and judged on its nuanced taste.

Learn to taste wine with your tongue, first with the tip of your tongue, then with your tongue to squeeze the wine to the sides of the wine to feel if the smell is just right, and to feel the characteristics of the taste (sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty) and the balance of the wine. After tasting a few times, slowly lower the throat.

5. Aftertaste

That is, swallow the red wine in the mouth, feel the aftertaste and the length and balance of the aftertaste in the mouth, and synthesize the impression of the smell and taste in the memory.