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!
Santa Barbara Winery List
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Addamo Estate Vineyards
Alexander and Wayne
Andrew Murray Vineyards
Andrew Murray Vineyards-Tasting Room
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Arthur Earl-Tasting Room
Artiste Los Olivos
Au Bon Climat
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Babcock Winery & Vineyards
Beckmen Vineyards
Bedford Thompson-Tasting Room
Blackjack Ranch Winery
Brander Vineyard, The
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Brewer-Clifton Winery
Bridlewood Estate Winery
Brophy-Clark Cellars-Tasting Room
Buttonwood Farm Winery
Byron Tasting Room
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Cambria Estate Winery
Carhartt Vineyard-Tasting Room
Carina Cellars
Carr Vineyards & Winery
Casa Cassara Winery-Tasting Room (
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Cold Heaven Cellars
Consilience
Costa De Oro-Tasting Room
Cottonwood Canyon Vineyard & Winery
Curtis Winery
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Daniel Gehrs Wines-Tasting Room
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Domaine Santa Barbara
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East Valley Vineyard
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Epiphany Cellars
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Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard
Fiddlehead Cellars-Tasting Room
Firestone Vineyard
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Flying Goat Cellars
Foley Estates Vineyard & Winery
Foxen Winery & Vineyard
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Gainey Vineyard
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Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post Winery
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Huber Cellars
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Io Wines
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J. Kerr Wines-Tasting Room
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Jaffurs Wine Cellars
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Kenneth Volk Vineyards
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Koehler Winery
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Lafond Winery & Vineyard
Lane Tanner
LinCourt Vineyards
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Lions Peak Vineyards
Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards
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McKeon-Phillips Winery
Melville Vineyards and Winery
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Morovino
Mosby Winery
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Paige 23
Palmina
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Presidio Winery - Tasting Room
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Qupé Wine Cellars -Tasting Room
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Rancho Sisquoc Winery
Richard Longoria Wines
Rideau Vineyards
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Riverbench Vineyard & Winery
Rusack Vineyards
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Sanford Winery
Santa Barbara Winery
Santa Ynez Winery
Shoestring Winery
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Stearns Wharf Vintners-Tasting Room
Stolpman Vineyards
Summerland Winery
Sunstone Vineyards & Winery
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Tre Anelli
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Tres Hermanas
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Vandale Vineyards
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Vineyards at Royal Oak (The)
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Whitcraft Winery -Tasting Room
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Zaca Mesa Winery
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