Article series · 9 parts
Taste Analysis as a Professional
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Systematic Wine Tasting: The Method
Learn the systematic approach to wine tasting: why a fixed method produces better and more reliable assessments of wine.
Systematic Wine Tasting: The Method
Learn the systematic approach to wine tasting: why a fixed method produces better and more reliable assessments of wine.
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Sight: Colour, Clarity and Viscosity
What does a wine's appearance tell you? Learn to read colour, intensity, clarity and viscosity as part of a professional tasting.
Sight: Colour, Clarity and Viscosity
What does a wine's appearance tell you? Learn to read colour, intensity, clarity and viscosity as part of a professional tasting.
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Aroma: Aromas and Aroma Families
Learn to analyse a wine's aroma systematically: primary, secondary and tertiary aromas and the most important aroma families.
Aroma: Aromas and Aroma Families
Learn to analyse a wine's aroma systematically: primary, secondary and tertiary aromas and the most important aroma families.
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Taste: Structure, balance and finish
Learn to analyse the wine in your mouth: sweetness, acidity, tannin, alcohol, body, balance and finish, and how they interact.
Taste: Structure, balance and finish
Learn to analyse the wine in your mouth: sweetness, acidity, tannin, alcohol, body, balance and finish, and how they interact.
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Wine faults recognised in the glass
Learn to recognise the most common wine faults during tasting: cork, oxidation, reduction, Brettanomyces and volatile acidity.
Wine faults recognised in the glass
Learn to recognise the most common wine faults during tasting: cork, oxidation, reduction, Brettanomyces and volatile acidity.
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Blind Tasting: Method and Pitfalls
Learn the method of blind tasting: how to work your way towards grape, origin and age, and which pitfalls to avoid.
Blind Tasting: Method and Pitfalls
Learn the method of blind tasting: how to work your way towards grape, origin and age, and which pitfalls to avoid.
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Calibrating your palate
How do you train and calibrate your palate? Learn to sharpen and fine-tune your senses so that your assessments become reliable.
Calibrating your palate
How do you train and calibrate your palate? Learn to sharpen and fine-tune your senses so that your assessments become reliable.
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Tasting Notes and Scoring Systems
Learn to write useful tasting notes and understand the scoring systems, so your assessments become clear and comparable.
Tasting Notes and Scoring Systems
Learn to write useful tasting notes and understand the scoring systems, so your assessments become clear and comparable.
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Assessing quality and potential
How do you assess a wine's quality and ageing potential? Learn the criteria behind a professional quality evaluation.
Assessing quality and potential
How do you assess a wine's quality and ageing potential? Learn the criteria behind a professional quality evaluation.
