Learn how to Taste and what to look for in Wine
A classic story:
"I went into Whole Foods to get a one-ounce taste of a Y'quem at $20 an ounce (shot). They didn't have it, so I tasted a Barolo 2000 Monprivato at $5 per shot. Then I tasted a Chateau Pavie 1982 Valette St. Emilion 1st Grand Cru at $10 per shot.
I suppose to really taste, I would've had to let it decant, do a little rolling it around in the glass, sniff like a fool, gargle it, let it roll around on the front, middle and rear part of my tongue, and jump up-and-down like Gordon Ramsay, and of course, drink more than an ounce.
For a novice, (drink Charles Shaw), the only remarkable note I can make is that I liked the color of each wine. (Not purple.)
I could not taste nor smell any of the usual buzz words descriptions: tobacco, cassis, etc.
Guess I'll have to keep trying those $10-$40 bottles of wine."
