The document provides beginner tips for selecting and tasting good wine. It recommends educating yourself by reading the labels and packaging to understand the wine's flavors, aging process, and region. It also advises using your senses of sight and smell to examine the wine's texture, color, and aromas before tasting. When tasting, it suggests swirling the wine in your mouth and focusing on the flavors and mouthfeel. Throughout the process, it encourages thinking about and voicing what you detect to better understand the wine. The overall goal is to enhance your sensory experience and ability to identify high quality wines.

1. BEGINNERS GUIDE TO GOOD WINE
Geoffrey Byruch

2. INVESTING IN WINE
Whether you are in your
twenties, thirties, or forties, the
experience of wine can come to
you at any moment of time.You
may recall a time when you
thought that any wine is good
wine.While there is some truth
to that, buying, or what I call
investing, in a wine is a completely
different story.

3. WHAT IS GOOD WINE?
So what makes for a good bottle of vino? Over the years, I have
adapted a strong palate for Italian red wine. Rest assured, there
were moments of bad wines, not all of which were inexpensive.
But you learn from those moments and understand how to steer
away from bad flock.
One rule of thumb is to not quickly pass judgment about a wine
without truly understanding and evaluating it. If you test the wine
properly, you will be able to identify the strong elements of good
wine.

4. WHAT IS GOOD WINE?
Good wine is, in itself, a sensory experience. It begins with a
visual understand.The act of watching the mesmerizing texture of
the rich opaque color swirl in your glass will set the stage on
your journey of delight. From there, the experience becomes
transcendent by your sense of smell, an ability that will un-tap an
entire new world for you. Lastly, you become enriched by the
flavor and finally make your judgment then.

5. BEGIN BY EDUCATINGYOURSELF
Many wine bottles spend millions of
dollars creating an enticing front
label.While they may seem
appealing, it is to your best interest
to read the entire package before
you purchase. Just like anything that
you would buy online or at a store,
educating yourself is the first step in
the game.Try and gain information
about the flavors, aging process,
importers, and regions on the labels
and back of the wine bottle.

6. USEYOUR SENSES
Use your senses of sight and
smell to focus on the specifics
that make the wine unique before
drinking it.The stronger
understanding of what it smells
like, whether it smells sweet,
bitter, or distinct, will leave your
taste buds with an impression,
thus enhancing the overall
experience.

7. SWIRL AND SIP
Once you have stimulated your visual and smelling senses, it is
now time to taste. In wine tasting, the mouth feel, or stage of
taste testing, allows you to comprehend the general sensation
that the wine has on your tongue and your mouth. During this
process, you want let the liquid move around your tongue and
use your taste buds to figure out the different flavors you can
pick up on.

9. THINK ASYOU DRINK!
Remember, wine is complex. It is a series of flavors that get
stronger the longer it stays on your tongue. Now remember, as
stated before, the process of wine tasting is simply not drinking,
but educating.As you drink, ask as many questions as you can.
Voice what you taste and what you feel. If you enjoy the product,
chances are you will be content with your purchase.

10. KEEP EXPLORING!
Be mindful that there is a
large variety of wine for you
to choose from. Do not freak
out.This just means there is
more to experience!