Wine Information & Reviews | Vino Critic
Learning about wine is a journey with no end. It is impossible to learn about with experiencing the wine for yourself. Honestly, it is one of the best aspects of drinking wine, is learning about the different nuances, tasting notes, pairings, regions and everything else that can impact the experience you get when enjoying wine. We’ve created some basic articles to help beginners learn about wine below. We will be constantly adding more information to help enthusiasts learn and understand different aspects.
Once someone really starts to enjoy wine and their curiosity grows, there are more advanced courses you can take. We also recommend starting to keep track of your preferences over time. We like the Phone App called Vivino. You can easily take pictures of your wine, and it allows you to rate the wine on a scale of 1-5 stars and also put notes down on why you liked or didn’t like the wine.
Note: Your tastes WILL change over time. So it is important to remember that as you get more experienced drinking and experiencing wine.
Once you feel comfortable learning about wine and are motivated to take it to the next level, there are several advanced training courses you can take. We recommend taking the WSET courses, as those are the most well known and informative in our opinion. Usually once you are done with the advanced courses (WSET level 3 in this example), you can be considered to be a wine sommelier.
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Scroll down to the bottom of the page to download your free printable wine tasting sheets. Use this scorecard template to rate your wine. It is very handy to use in wine tastings at wineries, a blind taste testing, trying … Read More
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Glassware from short to tall, thick glass or thin, large or small bowls, deciding which type of wine glass to use can be confusing. A true wine connoisseur is not worried so much about the decorative look of the wine … Read More
The art of aging wine has been around for a very long time, and has become widely popular in recent years. Interestingly enough, the majority of wine produced is not meant to be aged. Even wines that are aged, are … Read More
Finding the perfect place in your home to store wine is not as easy as it sounds. There are a few factors to consider that will help your wine last a lot longer. First, find a place in your home … Read More
What is Decanting Wine? Decanting wine is a process of slowly pouring an entire bottle of wine into a different container. Decanting wine helps to aerate the wine. The key to proper decanting is to pour slowly so you do … Read More
