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Your
score
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Maximum
Score
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Three
tasting steps
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What
to look for
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3
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Sight/
Appearance
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Overall
Colour
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Clarity
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(Score
3 unless there is a visible flaw.)
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Density
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Absence
of impurities
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Tears
on the side of the glass
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Does
the rim of the wine tell you something?
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Nose/Smell
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Is
the wine shy or forward
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7
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What
aromas do you detect at first?
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Can
you name the aromas?
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What
do they remind you of?
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Are
there different flavours coming through?
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Can
you identify the variety at this stage?
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Any
wood characteristics?
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Palate/Taste
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Do
the aromas follow through from the nose?
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10
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Acid.
Flabby, Balanced or tart?
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Is
the wine dry, semi sweet or sweet?
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Mouthfeel.
Is it watery, thin, medium bodied, full bodied?
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Tannins.
Would you describe it as flabby, integrated, smooth, prominent, or
rough and disturbing?
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Is
the Alcohol low or high? Flat, racy or disturbing?
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Is
the wine in balance?
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Are
the components integrated?
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Aftertaste.
Does it linger? Is
it pleasant?
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Your
overall impression
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Comments
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Total
Score
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20
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