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!
Livermore / Tri-Valley Winery List
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Bent Creek Winery
Big White House Winery & John Evan Cellars
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Bodegas Aguirre Winery
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Cedar Mountain Winery
Charles R Vineyards
Chouinard Vineyards
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Concannon Vineyard
Crooked Vine Winery
Cuda Ridge Wines
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Darcie Kent Vineyards
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Deer Ridge Vineyards
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Eagle Ridge Vineyard
Eckert Estate Winery
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Elliston Vineyards
el Sol Winery
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Fenestra Winery
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Garre Vineyard and Winery
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Hidden Creek
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John Christopher Cellars
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La Rochelle Winery
Las Positas Vineyards
Lavish Laines Winery
Les Chenes Estate Vineyards
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Little Valley Winery
Livermore Valley Cellars
Longevity Wines
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McGrail Vineyards & Winery
Mitchell Katz Winery
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Murrieta's Well
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Nottingham Cellars
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Occasio Winery
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Page Mill Winery
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Red Feather Winery
Red Skye Winery
Retzlaff Estate Vineyards
Rios-Lovell Winery
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Rodrigue Molyneaux Vineyard & Winery
Ruby Hill Winery
Ryhan Estate Vineyards
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Steven Kent Winery
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Stony Ridge Winery
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Tamas Estates
Tenuta Vineyards
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The Singing Winemaker
Thomas Coyne Winery
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Wente Vineyards Estate Winery
Westover Vineyards
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White Crane Winery
Wood Family Vineyards
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