Wine Tasting Experience

Thanks Jonathan and Joyce have given us a fun Wine Tasting Seminar. We tasted 1 white wine from Italy, 3 red wine from Italy, Argentina and Spain respectively and lastly a sweet dessert wine from Italy.

I like the 2006 Malbec from Argentina the most for its firm tannin taste. I have also learn some new vocab about wine which are:

Appearance
Color : White light straw-green straw, gold, gold-copper, copper, amber
Red purple, ruby, garnet, brick red, amber
Thickness : thin, somewhat thick (viscous), thick, very thick

Nose (Smell)
Aromas : fruit, vegetable, herb, spice, floral, toasted, animal....
Intentsity : none, faint, delicate, medium intensity, intense, very intense
Quality : common, good, fine, excellent
Length : very short, short, medium, long, veyr long
Additional Comments :

Taste
Sweetness : very dry, dry, off-dry, sweet, very sweet
Acidity : flat, flabby, lively, vibrant, crisp, tart
Tannin : soft, firm, tannic, bitter, harsh, astringent
Alcohol : light, medium-bodied, full-bodied, hot, alcoholic
Body : thin, light, medium, full, rich
Complexity : very simple, simple, average, complex, very complex
Balance : unbalanced, balanced, very well-balanced
Intensity : weak, faint, delicate, medium intensity, intense, very intense
Quality : common. good, fine, excellent
Length : very short, short, medium, long, very long
Finish : Intentsity none, faint, delivate, medium intensity, intense, very intense
Length very short, short, medium, long, very long
Description

Final Considerations

Overall Quality : poor, fair, good, very good, outstanding

Final Comments:

Name of Taster

Place of Tasting

Type/Region of Wine

Grape Variety

Producer's Name

Date

Time

Vintage

Price

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