How to Study a Wine
如何品葡萄酒
Studying a wine involves using several senses.
品葡萄酒涉及幾種感覺(jué)。
First, pour the wine into a glass and look at it.
首先,把酒倒入玻璃杯中查看。
It might help to put a piece of white paper behind the glass so you can see the color clearly.
拿一張白紙放在玻璃杯的后面,這樣有助于看清楚顏色。
Color can tell a lot about the kind of grapes,where the wine is from and its age.
顏色可以透露葡萄的品種,產(chǎn)地及貯存時(shí)間等。
The color of red wine can be purplish red to brick red.
紅葡萄酒的顏色可能從紫紅色道磚紅色。
Red wines often become paler with age.
紅葡萄酒的顏色會(huì)因年久變得越來(lái)越淡,
Red wines grown in warmer climates often have deeper color than those grown in cooler climates.
溫暖氣候中出產(chǎn)的紅葡萄酒通常比寒冷氣候中的紅葡萄酒顏色更深。
Next, turn the glass so that the wine moves around inside.
接著,轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)玻璃杯,讓酒在杯中晃動(dòng)。
This brings air into the wine, so that it releases its smell.
空氣會(huì)帶入酒中,酒釋放出氣味。
A wine's smell is actually more telling than its taste.
葡萄酒的氣味事實(shí)上比嘗起來(lái)更能說(shuō)明問(wèn)題。
Last, taste the wine.
最后品嘗這杯酒。
Move it around in your mouth.
讓酒充分接觸整個(gè)口腔。
You may recognize some tastes because you've identified them while smelling the wine.
你可以品嘗出一些味道,這些你在聞酒的時(shí)候就已經(jīng)認(rèn)出。