How to Taste Wine

There are 4 steps to wine tasting:

1. Look: A visual inspection of the wine under neutral lighting
2. Smell: Identify aromas through orthonasal olfaction (e.g. breathing through your nose)
3. Taste: Assess both the taste structure (sour, bitter, sweet) and flavors derived from retronasal olfaction (e.g. breathing with the back of your nose
4. Think/Conclude: Develop a complete profile of a wine that can be stored in your long-term memory