How To Enjoy Your Wine Experience

Wine can be good with your meal and a good way to unwind. Regardless of the type of wine you prefer, a little inside knowledge can enhance your experience, and here are a few ways to do just that:

1. The best way to enjoy wine is responsibly. Know your limits and ensure that you don’t overdo it, especially when with guests. While some wine with lunch or dinner is always in good taste, becoming sloppy afterwards due to drunkenness is not. Enjoyed in moderation, wine will be your friend for life.

2. Do not spend your money on full cases of wine if you are not sure you like it. It is best to purchase an experimental bottle, or even better, taste the wine before you purchase it. You should consider buying full cases of win if you know you will easily be able to serve it when you have company.

3. When you drink a bottle of wine, make sure that you do not throw it out, even if you have a small amount left. Wine can stay good for a long period of time and you never know when you may have a craving for that type of wine in the future.

4. When you are ordering out, branch out. Choose a unique wine, which can be both fun and exhilarating. They won’t know what the wine will be like and they won’t be surprised by the price either.

5. Ask questions and start discussions about wine amongst your friends. You will be surprised by how many things your friends know about wine that you were not aware of. This can help you to not only build your information base with wine but to try new brands and types of wine as well.

6. Only drink a bottle of wine that you truly enjoy. Certain establishments push certain brands, particularly if they are linked to a celebrity. These are generally 20 times the wholesale price. More costly wine doesn’t always mean it’s better in quality. When you find something you truly enjoy, stick with it.

7. Don’t shy away from ordering or buying a bottle of something that you can not pronounce the name of. The clerk is not going to care. If they own the business, they are happy to make the sale. If they just work there, they are watching the clock until the end of their shift and will not remember you in an hour anyway. Don’t deprive yourself of tasting new wines because you can’t speak the name.

8. If you are not sure of what type of wine, you like, it would be a good idea to go to a wine tasting. This will give you the opportunity to taste a large variety of wines without having to spend a lot of money on entire bottles you may not like.

No one can dispute the fact that any occasion can be enhanced with the inclusion of wine. It is important to know which types of wine will enhance the flavor of your food.

Are you a wine drinker? If so, what is your favorite brand?

Until next time, wear your heels well & be blessed!