SubscribeLet’s Learn About Wine! How Your Senses Understand Wine So you want to learn about wine. If you’re curious, I work in the wine industry. I have twelve years of bartending in fine dining under my belt. I’ve done time in mom and pop wine shops. And currently I work for a wine distributor. I’m in sales. One of my duties as a wine rep is to host the occasional wine tasting for whatever boutique wine shop or grocery chain needs me that weekend. And inevitably during my ruined Saturday afternoon there will be somebody to come along thinking he knows something about my product that I am not aware of. What kills me is that some of these dipshits will argue a point while utterly convinced that I have no earthly idea what it is I’m talking about. So for those of you out there deliriously believing your oh so gracious wine host has no clue about what he’s generously pouring into your glass, please allow me to clarify some things. First, some wine basics if you are a beginner at tasting wine: how to approach a glass of wine. I’m sure you are familiar with the 5 S’s: [...]
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