Becoming a good wine taster takes time.
After learning the correct technique, it takes lots of tasting practice to
improve. Like learning to play a musical instrument…the only way to get better
is practice. Exercises to improve your sensitivity to the components of sweet,
sour and bitter (like tannins in red wine) can help. Get 5 glasses, numbered on
the bottom from 1-5 so you can’t see them. Fill with water and, for sweetness,
mix in sugar in varying amounts, 1 being the least sweet, 5 the most. Have
someone mix them up and by tasting, place them in order of least sweet to most.
For sourness, use lemon juice. For bitterness try a tea bag making varying
strengths of tea. These simple exercises will definitely help train your
palate.
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