A person using a corkscrew to open a wine bottle, with a blurred background. Two other wine bottles are partially visible in the foreground. The focus is on the hands and the bottle being opened. A person using a corkscrew to open a wine bottle, with a blurred background. Two other wine bottles are partially visible in the foreground. The focus is on the hands and the bottle being opened.

Tasting Wine - The Basics

Rod talks about the very basics of tasting wine.

It's not always easy to imagine the taste of a wine on your palate, or how to describe the flavours and sensations. But practice makes perfect. Not often practice can be so much fun.

Enjoy this video, courtesy of Rod Smith MW.

Read our blog on how to taste wine. Click here.