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In reality, it comes down to your palate and what flavors you enjoy — not just being a fan of how the wine looks. When it ...
Not a particularly helpful designation as color in red wines can mean little. The assumption is that the darker the color the denser and more tannic the wine, but it’s not true.
Compared to scent and taste, sight is the sense people pay the least attention to during a wine tasting. Yet the appearance of wine, with its endless palette of shades, provides essential information.
This is where you can check the clarity, intensity and colour. 'If the wine is hazy it could be faulty but more likely unfiltered.' Step 2: Swirl.
Pick up almost any bottle of South African wine, and it’s unlikely to have been made by a winemaker of colour. But things are changing. There’s an increasing determination to improve ...