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=============================================================8 Great Wine Clubs, One for Every Taste & Budget @www.YourLoveOfWine.comQuality Wine Racks HERE Leave a Comment at our Blog athttp://YourLoveOfWineBlog.wordpress.com =============================================================The Proper Wine Etiquette for Being Served, Serving and Tasting
When the bottle of wine is presented, it is proper wine etiquette to examine the label to be surethe producer and vintage match what you ordered. The restaurant might be out of a particular vintage and substitute a different year. It may not make a difference to you. However, if youwanted to enjoy a wine you have experienced previously and a substitution was made, there willcertainly be a difference. In such case, you may wish to order a different wine. A different vintagecould be trivial if it’s a simple Cotes du Rhone but significant if you were ordering a 2000Bordeaux and received a 2002 instead.
Temperature
Check that temperature is satisfactory. White and rose wines are best slightly chilled, at 50degrees. Better to be too cold than too warm for either red or white. It isn’t improper wineetiquette to request an ice bucket to chill both whites and reds; and don’t hesitate to do so if thatis what you would prefer. However, the conventional wine etiquette of placing the bottle in an icebucket can compromise your experience; fine white wines will release more texture and bouquetas they warm up in the glass; try it. The exception to this would be when drinking a modest wineon a hot day. A red wine brought to the table slightly chilled indicates good storage; you canalways warm up the wine by cupping the glass in your hands and swirling.
Cork
When the bottle of wine is opened, it is proper wine etiquette for the sommelier to present thecork to the person who requested the wine. The vintage on the cork should match the vintage onthe bottle. Visual inspection of the cork often reveals little; a pristine looking cork can stopper abad wine and a delicious wine can come from a cork that disintegrates as it’s removed.Sniffing the cork may reveal earthy aromas but keep in mind you’re smelling the bark of a tree.Many a bottle has been mistakenly returned because there is mold on the top end of the cork.This has no effect on the wine; it simply means the bottle was aged in the producer’s damp cellar prior to release, which is a good thing.
Swirl & Sniff 
The proper wine etiquette procedure will dictate that the sommelier will then look to pour a smallamount of wine for the person ordering the wine. Gently swirl the wine in the glass to release thearoma, give it a sniff, and then taste it.
 
If there is an objectionable or unexpected aroma, thesommelier should recommend further aerating the wine in which case the “off odor” will dissipate,or replacing the bottle.
 
Unfortunately, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between funkyaromas that are inherent in certain wines and similar smells that are symptoms of a defect.Proper wine etiquette is to consult with the sommelier. If you smell a moldy aroma reminiscent of a “wet basement” the wine is “corked,” meaning that it has been tainted by a moldy cork.Unfortunately, the mold is not visible nor does the cork necessarily smell moldy. Since there are
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harryo

My proper etiquette was bluffing. This info, will fine tune my skills. Thanks. This is very sensual.

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