As you know you eat with your eyes, the look of beautiful food sets an anticipation of flavor that can be memorable of a past special moment. To a certain extent the color of wine can evoke fond memories of special wines that moved you in your past too. So the first step in evaluating a wine is to LOOK. Judge the wine on clarity and depth of color. If the wine’s character is shown through its color, joy and contentment will wash over even the most astute oenophile.
Alex Elman is a wine taster and trader in New York. She happens to be blind and this appears to hold her back from almost nothing. Alex explains: ” I call myself the blind wine chick. … I’ve always had that sense of smell and taste that’s been heightened. … I’m in that glass. … I see the grapes. In my mind’s eye of course. I see the soil”.
The third step in wine tasting . . . where the proverbial rubber meets the road. TASTE can be very subjective as to what is “good” and “eh it’s alright”. Some like heavy, some like light, and some like right in the middle. Some like fruity, some like spicy and some like right in the middle.
Now that you have LOOKED, SMELLED, and TASTED; the final step is to enjoy the FINISH. This is the point you take notice of the impression the wine left on your tongue as it makes its way to the final destination.