Learn How to Blind Taste Wine Like A Sommelier | Insider Tips & Tricks

Blind-tasting wine may seem like some sort of psychic talent, but there’s actually a tried and true method you can use to figure out the wine in your glass, even if you have NO IDEA what it is! It all comes down to combining your palate training with wine theory knowledge, which is how sommeliers blind taste. In order to determine the place, grape, age, and quality of a wine, you need to start by determining if it is an old world or a new world wine, and then if it’s a warm climate or cool climate wine. From there, you can use clues from the sight, nose, and palate of the wine to figure out the likely grape. Then, combine that with the knowledge you know about the place to eliminate options and land on a result! I know this may sound complicated, but after you watch this video, you’ll know exactly how sommeliers use clues and knowledge to blind-taste wines!

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VIDEOS AND LINKS REFERENCED:
Blind Tasting Part II: https://youtu.be/WbHbY_UdKM4
How to Taste Wine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV6XhubaZew
All About Old/Aged Wine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpZiQL3dxoo
How to Become A Somm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ato8c5v_v5I
Tasting Grid (White): https://www.mastersommeliers.org/sites/default/files/Certified_Examination_Tasting_Grid_White_Wine-Jan2017_0.pdf
Tasting Grid (Red): https://www.mastersommeliers.org/sites/default/files/Certified_Examination_Tasting_Grid_Red_Wine-Jan2017_0.pdf
List of Eligible Grapes: https://www.mastersommeliers.org/sites/default/files/Certified%20Sommelier%20Level%20Wines.pdf

00:00 Introduction
01:46 Why blind taste?
03:47 Goals of blind tasting
05:14 How to blind taste
06:10 Goal 1: place
07:21 Goal 2: grape
09:19 Initial Conclusion
10:01 Goal 3+4: quality and vintage
11:06 Conclusion and outro
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