Do you eat with your eyes? Studies suggest that this old saying may have some truth to it. A group at Oxford University tested the idea that diners find artistically presented meals more appealing, according to The Guardian. The team presented a sampling of people with one of 3 salads with identical ingredients, each arranged…
You may think that ingredients are ingredients and a recipe is a recipe, and as long as those stay the same the taste of the end product will remain the same. However, that is not necessarily the case. As it turns out, the way we taste food actually goes beyond just its flavor. All of…
So after learning the basics of wine-tasting, you should have some ideas as to how to choose a wine that you really love to drink. Now it’s time to buy the right glasses—because yes, glassware is deemed the most important tool in the enjoyment of drinking wine. It boosts the appeal of the wine you…
The final phase in evaluating wine is to assess its taste and finish. Some of the things you will be looking for are whether or not the wine is balanced and harmonious, its complexity, and how the wine finishes after you are done tasting it. If you understand how taste buds work, you will better…
A wine’s smell or overall aroma is also called the “nose” of the wine, and this “nose” is the second stage in wine tasting, after evaluating by sight. The nose is a fascinating organ, capable of differentiating between thousands of unique scents. This makes it a great tool in evaluating wine, because it is able…
Without even taking a sniff or sip of wine, we can get an overall idea about what we are about to enjoy. The first step in the tasting process is to look at the wine in our glass in order to evaluate its appearance. The color can give you hints about the approximate age, what…