Wine Tasting - The Sense of Taste
After observing your wine using the sense of sight and smell, it is then time to use your palate to identify tastes. This is far more detailed than simply tasting as we would any other beverage. We must remember to note the characteristics of the wine on all sensory areas of the tongue. Sweetness is detected on the very tip of the tongue, while bitter tastes are sensed in the extreme rear. Saltiness is sensed on the front, upper sides of the tongue, and the acidity-sour taste is sensed mainly on the sides. Some suggest focusing your attention on one sensation at a time in order to be more efficient in your taste. Try taking a sip of wine and swallowing immediately. Then try another sip, this time letting the wine work well around the palate into these sensory areas before swallowing. You will recognize a noticeable difference in the intensity of flavors!
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Wine Tasting - The Sense of Sight
Wine tasting basics begin with knowing how to use your senses to understand, interpret, and enjoy the wine. The ability to recognize what you see, and furthermore describe it in clear terms, is a very important wine tasting skill.
Although some may say the appearance of the wine is the least important aspect with regard to the senses, it is still worth noting. When examining appearance, we are looking for clarity and color. We want the wine to be free of any sediment, leaving it clear and brilliant. Red wines tend to lose their color as they mature, while white wines tend to grow darker with age. A good quality wine generally will be intense in color. The "legs" seen running down the sides of a glass after being swirled, are an indication of flavor density. It is best to use a plain white background, and tilt the glass slightly as you observe clarity and color.
Wine Tasting - The Sense of Touch
Touch is an important category of taste sensation. This is where we try to feel the wine on the palate. Here we seek to find impressions of such things as texture, body, temperature, and astringency. The aftertaste, finish, and length of a wine are all things we feel on our palate. We are looking for how the wine feels in weight (light, medium, full) and texture (silky, coarse, velvety). Try to observe how long the sensations last in your mouth. Most will tell you the longer it lasts, the better the wine!
Mendocino County Winery List
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Albertina Wine Cellars
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BARRA of Mendocino
Baxter Winery
Bonterra Vineyards
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Breggo Cellars
Brutocao Cellars (Anderson Valley)
Brutocao Cellars (Hopland)
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Christine Woods Vineyards
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Claudia Springs Winery
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Dolan Vineyards
Domaine Saint Gregory
Domaine Saint Gregory Tasting Room
Donnelly Creek Vineyards
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DuPratt Vineyards
Duncan Peak Vineyards
Dunnewood Vineyards
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Eaglepoint Ranch Tasting Room, Anderson Valley
Eaglepoint Ranch Winery (formerly Lonetree)
Edmeades Winery & Vineyards
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Elizabeth Vineyards
Elke Vineyards - Donnelly Creek
Esterlina Vineyards
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Fife Vineyards - Boonville
Fife Vineyards - Redwood Valley
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Frey Vineyards
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Gabrielli Winery & Vineyard
Germain-Robin
Giuseppe Wines
Golden Vineyards
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Goldeneye
Graziano Family of Wines
Greenwood Ridge Vineyards
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Handley Cellars
Hidden Cellars Winery
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Husch Vineyards
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IL Cuore Wine Cellars
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Jepson Vineyards
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Jeriko Estate
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La Ribera Winery
Latourette Bagnall Vineyards
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Lazy Creek Vineyards
Lolonis Winery
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Maple Creek Winery
McDowell Wine & Mercantile
McNab Ridge Winery
Mcdowell Valley Vineyards
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Mcdowell Valley Vineyards Tasting Room
Mendocino Hill Winery
Milano Vineyards & Winery
Monte Volpe at Domaine Saint Gregory
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Navarro Vineyards
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Oracle Oaks Winery
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Pacific Echo
Pacific Star Winery
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Parducci Wine Cellars
Pratt Vineyards
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Raye's Hill Vineyard
Roederer Estate
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Romani Family Vineyard
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Scharffenberger Cellars
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Silversmith Vineyards
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Topel Winery
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Whaler Vineyards
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Wine Camp
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Yorkville Cellars
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Zina Hyde Cunningham Winery
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