Friday 22 March 2019

3 tips for an exotic Napa Valley wine tasting experience

Visiting Napa Valley soon? Don’t forget taste the wines and these 3 tips would help you get an experience like never before.

1. Side View
Viewing the wine through the side of the glass held in light shows you how clear it is.A murky wine might be a wine with chemical or fermentation problems. As a different side, it might just be a wine that was unfiltered or has some sediment due to be shaken up before being poured. If a wine is produced by a reputed single Vineyard Napa it should look clear and brilliant and shows some sparkle, is always a good sign.

2. Tilted View
During your Napa Valley wine tasting, Tilt the glass so the wine thins out toward the rim, this will provide clues to the wine’s age and weight. If the colour looks quite pale and watery near its edge, it suggests a rather thin, possibly insipid wine. If the colour looks tawny or brown (for a white wine) or orange or rusty brick (for a red wine) it is either an older wine or a wine which has been oxidized and may be past its age.

3. Swirl
Finally, give the glass a good swirl. One can swirl it most easily by keeping it firmly on a flat surface; open air “freestyle” swirling is not recommended for beginners. Notice if the wine forms “legs” or “drops or tears” that roll down the sides of the glass. If you are planning to visit a single Vineyard Napa, we would suggest to check https://www.corleyfamilynapavalley.com/ for details as they organize a lot of tasting events across Napa valley.

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